{{Short description|Registered in the List of National Monuments of Iran}} {{Infobox religious building | building_name = Ali minaret | infobox_width = | image = Ali Minaret.jpg | caption = {{lang|fa|مناره علی}} | map_type = Iran | map_size = 275 | location = Isfahan, Iran | coordinates = {{coord|32.665514|51.682972|display=inline,title}} | religious_affiliation = Islam | rite = | region = | state = | province = Isfahan | territory = | prefecture = | sector = | district = | cercle = | municipality = Isfahan | consecration_year = | status = | functional_status = | heritage_designation = | leadership = | website = | architecture = yes | architect = | architecture_type = Minaret | architecture_style = Razi | general_contractor = | facade_direction = | groundbreaking = | year_completed = | construction_cost = | specifications = | capacity = | length = | width = | width_nave = | height_max = 52m | dome_quantity = | dome_height_outer = | dome_height_inner = | dome_dia_outer = | dome_dia_inner = | minaret_quantity = | minaret_height =52m | spire_quantity = | spire_height = | materials = | nrhp = | added = | refnum = | designated = }} The '''Ali minaret''' ({{langx|fa|مناره علی}}), constructed in the 11th century, is the oldest minaret in Isfahan, Iran. It is close to the Ali mosque. This minaret is {{convert|52|m|}} in height and is the second highest historical minaret in Isfahan after the Sarban minaret. It is said that this minaret was originally {{convert|54|m|}}, but its height has decreased {{convert|2|m}} in the course of time. There are four inscriptions on the Ali minaret. One of the inscriptions is made of brick and the others are made of ceramic.<ref>{{cite book|title=Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān(Travel Guide for the Province Isfahan) |publisher=Rouzane |isbn=964-334-218-2 |author=Hosseyn Yaghoubi|editor=Arash Beheshti |page=112 |language=Persian|year=2004}}</ref>

==See also== *List of the historical structures in the Isfahan province

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