Minaret Kabir

Minaret Kabir (Menār-e Kabir) was an eleventh century brick minaret, located in Tabas (a desert city in central Iran), constructed during the Seljuk Empire.

The minaret was one of the earliest recorded man-made structures in Tabas, constructed between 993 and 1014 (during the late Ghaznavid-early Seljuk period). It was estimated to be approximately 40 m high.

It collapsed on 22 February 1907, due to the construction of the Kariz-e Allahabad, a qanat, which weakened the minaret's foundations. The minaret was recorded as one of Iran's National Heritage on 7 December 1935 (Archeological Department Registration No. 245).

The remnants of the minaret were removed in the 1960s and bricks from it have been found in the walls of surrounding houses.