The minarets of the Prophet's Mosque or beacons are part of the Prophet's Mosque in Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah . They are erected on the upper corners of the mosque, and are a reference landmark in cylindrical shape that can be seen from most residential neighborhoods. They contain laser devices that emit laser beams to determine the direction of the Qibla, and have a range of 50 km. The Prophet's Mosque has ten minarets, four of which are attributed to the first Saudi expansion , ...

The Prophet's Mosque consists of ten minarets, with six towering at a height of 104 m, while the remaining four stand at around seventy m in height. The initial enhancements were carried out by King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman al-Saud between 1950 and 1955. During that period, he retained the two minarets on the southern side while demolishing the other three. In their place, two new minarets were constructed at the northern corners, each measuring seventy meters in height. Another significa...