Jarkurgan minaret

Jarkurgan Minaret is located in the region Jarko'rgo'n in Termez. It was constructed by Arabian masters in the era of Bactrian Kingdom. Indeed, it is the only memorial protecting the wizard’s name who invented it. It was constructed by Ali Ibn Muhammad al-Sarakhs in the years 1108-1109 AD. Its current height is 21.6 meters, diameter of 5.4 meters and its original height is 40 meters. It is assumed that, the construction was not finished or alternatively devastated.  Construction of this minaret was operated in Hurosan style. Jarkurgan minaret is totally different from other Sogdian minarets.  In the opinions of scientists such as V. A. Shishkin and M. E. Masson, real height of the minaret was 4o meters.