Dushanbe Flagpole

The Dushanbe Flagpole is a flagpole located in front of the Palace of Nations in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Dushanbe Flagpole
Record height
Tallest in the world from 2011 to 2014[I]
Preceded byNational Flagpole
Surpassed byJeddah Flagpole
General information
LocationDushanbe, Tajikistan
Height165 m (541 ft)

At 165 metres (541 feet),[1] it was the tallest free-standing flagpole in the world from its completion in 2011 until the 2014 erection of the 171 m (561 ft) Jeddah Flagpole[2][3].

The flagpole flies a 30 m × 60 m (98 ft × 197 ft) Flag of Tajikistan weighing 700 kilograms (1,540 pounds).[4]

It is taller than the 162 m (531 ft) National Flagpole in Azerbaijan, the 160 m (525 ft) Panmunjeom Flagpole of Kijŏng-dong in North Korea, and the 133 m (436 ft) Ashgabat Flagpole in Turkmenistan.[5]

Construction

The flagpole consists of 12-metre sections of steel tube fitted together by crane.[6] It was constructed and erected by Trident Support, based in San Diego.[7] The company was also responsible for Azerbaijan's National Flagpole.[7] It was shipped by D&F Logistics LLC - Dubai.

The design phase for 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.[8] 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.[9]

The flagpole cost $3.5 million and was part of $210 million worth of projects celebrating the 20th anniversary of Tajik independence.[10]


Records
Preceded by
Baku Flagpole		 World's tallest flagpole
May 2011 - September 2014		 Succeeded by
Jeddah Flagpole

References
  1. "Wer baut den hoechsten Fahnenmast". Asia Plus. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  2. "Tallest Unsupported Flagpole". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. "Tallest unsupported flagpole". Guinness World Records. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  4. "Tajikistan shows off world's tallest flagpole". Reuters. August 31, 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  5. "Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - 133 Meters Tall". 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  6. Parfitt, Tom (24 November 2010). "Tajikistan aims to capture tallest flagpole record". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  7. Salopek, Paul (September 5, 2017). "Looking for Afghanistan? Turn Left at the Enormous Flagpole". National Geographic. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  8. "Dushanbe's flagpole enters Guinness Book of Records". 1 September 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  9. "Our Projects: Dushanbe, Tajikistan - 165 Meters Tall". Trident Support. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  10. "Tajiks splash out $210 million on independence pomp". 9 September 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

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