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title: Vabkent Minaret
author: Alaexis
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1040/vabkent-minaret/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Vabkent Minaret

_Authored by Alaexis_

## Image File

[![Vabkent Minaret](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1040.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1040.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [minaret](https://www.worldhistory.org/Minaret/) of Vabkent (or Vobkent), 1196-7 CE. Location: Town of Vabkent north of Bukhar, Uzbekistan. Patron by Abd al-Aziz II. Embellished by wide bands with high relief carving and crowned by a lantern at the top.

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## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vobkent_minaret.JPG) by [**Alaexis**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vobkent_minaret.JPG). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 29 January 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.