Record #00352Architecture archive
Tallest Mosque Minaret in the World
The minaret of Djamaa el Djazaïr, the Great Mosque of Algiers, rises 264.3 metres and is recognized by Guinness as the world's tallest minaret. The mosque opened on 29 April 2019.
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264.3m
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- Location
- Great Mosque of Algiers, Algeria · Great Mosque of Algiers site
- Start date
- 2019-04-29
- Record status
- VerifiedView verification details ↗Report an issue
Overview
Archive NoteThe minaret stands at the western end of the Great Mosque of Algiers, separate from its principal prayer hall and visible from the Mediterranean coast. Construction of the complex took place from 2012 to 2019.
The wider mosque complex covers approximately 400,000 m², with a prayer hall of around 20,000 m². Those figures concern area rather than minaret height and are distinct from the existing mosque-area record.
Record history
1 Milestones- 264.3 mDjamaa el Djazaïr minaretGreat Mosque of Algiers, AlgeriaCurrent Record
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VerifiedThe record conclusion has sufficient verification support.
Basis: direct confirmation by an authority
NASA or Guinness explicitly identifies the global record holder for the defined metric, rather than only providing a measurement.
- Verification assessment
- 2026-11-04
- Last editorial review
- 2026-11-04
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