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Chehel Dokhtaran minaret (Persian: مناره چهل دختران‎) is a historical minaret in Isfahan Iran. It is located in the Jouybare quarter of Isfahan. According to the kufic inscription on the minaret it is built in 1112. It is the fifth oldest minaret in Iran which has an inscription. There’s a big window on the minaret which faces the qibla. This feature does not exist in other minarets of Isfahan. There is a spiral staircase in the minaret which leads to the top of it.

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