Kalta Minor is an iconic symbol of the city of Khiva in Uzbekistan.
The minaret was started by Mohammad Amin Khan, the ruler of Khwarezm, in 1852.
This is probably just a story because Bukhara is nearly 400 km away.
In any case, the minaret was supposed to be very tall.
This would have made Kalta Minor the tallest structure in Central Asia, if completed.
What was left was a 26 meters tall stump with a massive base of 14.5 meters in diameter.
Soon locals began to call it the Kalta Minor or the short minaret.
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Kalta Minor is the only minaret which is fully covered with glazed tiles.
