Kutlug Timur Minaret
Kutlug Timur minaret is a minaret in Konye-Urgench in north Turkmenistan, Central Asia. It was built in 1011 during the Khwarazmian dynasty. The height of the minaret is 60 meters with a diameter of 12 metres at the base and 2 metres at the top. In 2005, the ruins of Old Urgench where the minaret is located were inscribed on the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites.
Kutlug Timur Minaret as seen on May 2006 | |
Shown within Turkmenistan | |
| Location | Konye-Urgench, Daşoguz Province, Turkmenistan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°20′N 59°09′E |
| Type | Monument |
| Height | 60 m (197ft) |
| History | |
| Founded | 1011 AD |
| Periods | Khwarazmian dynasty |
| Cultures | Khwarezm |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Ruined |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Official name | Kunya-Urgench |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iii |
| Designated | 2005 (29th session) |
| Reference no. | 1199 |
| Region | Asia and Australasia |
The Kutlug Timur minaret belongs to a group of around 60 minarets and towers built between the 11th and the 13th centuries in Central Asia, Iran and Afghanistan including the Minaret of Jam, Afghanistan.
On the basis of its decorative brickwork, including Kufic inscriptions, the minaret is thought to be an earlier construction but was restored by Kutlug-Timur around 1330.
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