Originally, the minaret was higher, but in the course of time its height has been decreased.

The minaret towers over the city quarter and can be seen from the far distance, but it is difficult to reach it through the mazes of winding alleys and narrow streets.

[1] Chehel Dokhtaran in Persian means ' forty girls'.

Garland was a British religious missionary, who came to Iran in the early 20th century and worked near the minaret.

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