It is located on the northern portico of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque in its far west, near the so-called Al-Ghawanmeh Gate.

Its current construction dates back to the reign of Sultan al-Malik al-Mansur Hussam al-Din Lajeen in the year 697 AH - 1297 AD, but some archaeologists stated that it was originally built in the Umayyad era.

It was also renewed during the reign of the Mamluk Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun in the year 730 AH - 1329 AD, and it was called "The Lighthouse of Qalawun", and it was also called the Minaret of the Saraya due to its proximity to the Saraya building located outside Al-Aqsa Mosque, which was taken as the seat of government During the Mamluk era, it was also renewed by the Supreme Islamic Council in 1346 AH - 1927 AD during the British occupation.

It is the tallest minarets of the Blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and is elaborate in its decorations.

Because of this height, which makes it overlook the various aspects of Al-Aqsa, the Zionists sought to control it through the nearby Omariya School, which the occupation municipality had seized since the beginning of the occupation.

The western tunnel, which opened in 1996, passes near the foundations of this minaret, which led to its cracking, and necessitated its last restoration in 2001.