Monar-e-Ziar - The Minaret of
Ziar
Dominating the plain to the east of Isfahan, the 12th Century Minaret of Ziar rises high into the sky. On a
fine day the sunlight catches the Kufic inscription on the top. The minaret is curiously difficult to see from
within Ziar, about 33km to the East of Isfahan, but driving east through the small village it is immediately
apparent as one looks back towards the village over the fields. It is reached along a tortuous track through
well cared for fields, and the adventurous may still climb up inside it.
This minaret was almost certainly raised as a
landmark or mil to guide travellers to Isfahan across the plain and may have been intended as
one of a series which flank the current main road, e.g. at Gar and Rahravan.
Get a closer look at
the minaret
North
East to Barsian.
West to the Minaret
at Gar.
Other
Minarets.
