The adobe minaret dates back to the Sassanid era.
Kharanaq, a village 65 km from Ardakan in Yazd Province, is home to the only shaking adobe minaret in the world.
The all-adobe minaret which can be shaken by hand does not feature any tiles. The minaret dates back to the Sassanid era [224-651 AD].
Photos of the minaret posted online by tishineh.com:
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