The Jeddah Flagpole is a freestanding flagpole in Jeddah , Saudi Arabia . Standing 171 metres (561 ft) high, it was the tallest flagpole in the world from 2014 until 2021, when the Cairo Flagpole in Cairo , Egypt was erected at a height of 201.952 m (662.57 ft).
5-704: The cylindrical flagpole was built of 500 tons of steel in September 2014 by the Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiative and Al-Babtain Power & Telecom. The flagpole sections were lifted into place by a Liebherr LR 1750 crawler crane with a 182-meter boom operated by Gulf Haulage and Heavy Lift Company. The flagpole broke the previous height record held by the Dushanbe Flagpole in Tajikistan , which
10-573: Is 165 metres (541 ft) tall. Record holders previous to the Dushanbe flagpole included the 162-metre (531 ft) National Flagpole in Azerbaijan and the 160-metre (520 ft) Panmunjeom Flagpole of Kijŏng-dong in North Korea . A Saudi Arabian flag, 49.5 metres (162 ft) by 33 metres (108 ft) and weighing 570 kilograms (1,260 lb), was raised for the first time on 23 September 2014,
15-666: Is a free–standing flagpole located in front of the Palace of Nations in Dushanbe , Tajikistan . At 165 metres (541 feet), it was the tallest flagpole in the world from its completion in 2011 until the 2014 erection of the 171 m (561 ft) Jeddah Flagpole . It is now the fifth tallest flagpole in the world. It flies a 30 m × 60 m (98 ft × 197 ft) Flag of Tajikistan weighing 700 kilograms (1,540 pounds). The flagpole consists of 12-metre sections of steel tube fitted together by crane. The design phase for
20-778: The National Day of Saudi Arabia . The Jeddah Flagpole is located in the center of King Abdullah Square, surrounded by 13 lights that represent the 13 governorates of Saudi Arabia. The 26,000-square-meter park, also known as "Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Square", is located next to Jeddah's North Corniche. One-third covered with plants, it represents the two swords and palm tree, the emblem of Saudi Arabia. 21°30′28″N 39°10′11″E / 21.507843°N 39.169732°E / 21.507843; 39.169732 Dushanbe Flagpole The Dushanbe Flagpole ( Russian : Площадь государственного флага ; Tajik : Боғи парчами Тоҷикистон , romanized : Boghi parchami Tojikiston )
25-586: The flagpole began in July 2009. Fabrication of the pole's sections was completed in Dubai in October 2010. The sections were then shipped to Dushanbe, where construction of the flagpole began on November 24, 2010, Tajikistan's National Flag Day. The final assembly and erection took place during April and May 2011, with the first test flight of the flag of Tajikistan taking place on May 24, 2011. The flagpole cost $ 3.5 million and
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