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minarets (religious structures, ceremonial structures, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Tall, slender towers of a mosque, from which the faithful are called to prayer. |
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minarets (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,PN)
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minaret (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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minaret (Dutch,AD,U,U)
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مئذنة (C,U,Arabic -P,D,U,U)
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宣禮塔 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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呼拜塔 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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尖塔 (清真寺) (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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xuān lǐ tǎ (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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xuan li ta (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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hsüan li t'a (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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minaretten (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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Minarette (C,U,German,D,PN)
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Minarett (C,U,German-P,AD,SN)
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minaretes (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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minaretes (Portuguese-P,D,U,PN)
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minarete (C,U,Portuguese,AD,U,SN)
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minarete (Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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alminar (C,U,Spanish,UF,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.RK |
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................................ minarets (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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Arabic ..... أبراج المسجد الرفيعة العالية، التي يُدعى منها المؤمنون إلى الصلاة. |
Chinese (traditional) ..... 清真寺的高瘦塔樓,宣禮員於塔上呼喚信徒行禱告儀式。 |
Dutch ..... De hoge, smalle torens van een moskee waarvandaan de gelovigen worden opgeroepen tot het gebed. |
German ..... Hoher, schlanker Turm einer Moschee, von dem aus die Gläubigen zum Gebet gerufen werden. |
Portuguese ..... Torres altas e finas de uma mesquita nas quais os fiéis são chamados às orações. |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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[GCI Preferred, VP Preferred] |
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AATA database (2002-) 126239 checked 26 January 2012 |
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Avery Index (1963-) |
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CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-) |
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Fleming et al., Penguin Dictionary of Architecture (1981) |
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Grube, Architecture of the Islamic World (1978) IND |
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Harris, Dictionary of Architecture and Construction (1975) |
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Harris, Historic Architecture Sourcebook (1977) |
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Kostof, Castillo, and Tobias, History of Architecture (1995) 6109 |
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RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982) |
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RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990) |
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Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961) |
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