Flagpole in Tajikistan; tallest in the world from 2011 to 2014
Dushanbe Flagpole
Record height
Tallest in the world from 2011 to 2014[I]
Preceded by
National Flagpole
Surpassed by
Jeddah Flagpole
General information
Location
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Height
165 m (541 ft)
The Dushanbe Flagpole (Russian: Площадь государственного флага; Tajik: Боғи парчами Тоҷикистон, romanized: Boghi parchami Tojikiston) is a free–standing flagpole located in front of the Palace of Nations in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. At 165 metres (541 feet),[1] 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.[2][3] It is now the fourth 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).[4]
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The DushanbeFlagpole (Russian: Площадь государственного флага; Tajik: Боғи парчами Тоҷикистон, romanized: Boghi parchami Tojikiston) is a free–standing...
previous to the Dushanbeflagpole included the 162-metre (531 ft) National Flagpole in Azerbaijan and the 160-metre (520 ft) Panmunjeom Flagpole of Kijŏng-dong...
Support: the DushanbeFlagpole, the National Flagpole in Azerbaijan, the Ashgabat flagpole in Turkmenistan at 133 m (436 ft); the Aqaba Flagpole in Jordan...
Support: the DushanbeFlagpole, the National Flagpole in Azerbaijan, the Ashgabat flagpole in Turkmenistan at 133 m (436 ft); the Aqaba Flagpole in Jordan...
the Tajikistan National Museum, the DushanbeFlagpole, and the Tajikistan National Museum of Antiquities. Dushanbe was the location of a large bazaar that...
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independence pomp". 9 September 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011. "Dushanbe'sflagpole enters Guinness Book of Records". 1 September 2011. Retrieved 14...
flagpole was the fourth tallest in the world, after the Jeddah Flagpole in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, at 170 m (558 ft), the DushanbeFlagpole in Dushanbe...
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The center of the square is the 121-meter Istiklol Complex. The DushanbeFlagpole is located in an area known as State Flag Square (Tajik: Боғи парчами...
flagpole, until being overtaken by Tajikistan's 165 metre DushanbeFlagpole in 2011. The flagpole was dismantled in 2017 due the risks of the structure falling...
2014, the flagpole hoisted a huge Saudi flag before a crowd of thousands. The flagpole succeeded DushanbeFlagpole as the tallest flagpole in the world...
of Nations, Dushanbe, Tajikistan. DushanbeFlagpole (and Palace of Nations), Dushanbe, Tajikistan. National Library of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Tajikistan...
of Unity. Istiqlol Dushanbe football club formed. Population: 670,168. 2009 - New Dushanbe Synagogue opens. 2011 - DushanbeFlagpole erected. 2012 - 5...
record for tallest flagpole; on 24 May 2011, the city of Dushanbe in Tajikistan set a new record with a 3 metres (9.8 feet)-higher flagpole. A few years later...
Turkmenistan Tower, Bagt köşgi, Alem Cultural and Entertainment Center, Ashgabat Flagpole have transformed the country's skyline and promote its identity as a modern...
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Rizal, who was executed by the Spaniards on charges of subversion. The flagpole west of the Rizal Monument is the Kilometer Zero marker for distances to...
on Dushanbe's Dousti Square. They are either held on the occasion of Independence Day or Armed Forces Day. They usually feature the entire Dushanbe Garrison...
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