Dushanbe Flagpole

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At 165 m, the Dushanbe Flagpole was the tallest flagpole in the world when it was finished in 2011. It flies a giant 60 × 30 m Tajik flag over a park in the city centre.

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At a glance

Country: Tajikistan
Location: Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Built: 2011
Height: 165 m
Type: Monument

Quick answers

Where is Dushanbe Flagpole?

Dushanbe Flagpole is in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

When was Dushanbe Flagpole built?

Dushanbe Flagpole was built in 2011.

How tall is Dushanbe Flagpole?

Dushanbe Flagpole is about 165 m tall.

The Dushanbe Flagpole stands in front of the Palace of Nation in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. It is 165 meters (541 feet) tall. When it was finished in 2011 it was the tallest flagpole in the world, a title it kept until 2014, when a 171-meter pole was raised in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

It flies the Tajik flag, which is 30 meters by 60 meters and weighs 700 kilograms, about as much as a small horse. The flag can be seen from far across the city. It cost about 3.5 million US dollars and was part of the celebrations for 20 years of Tajik independence.

How was it built?

The pole is made of 12-meter sections of steel tube that were fitted together by crane. The design started in July 2009, and the sections were made in Dubai, with the work finished in October 2010. They were then shipped to Dushanbe.

Building began on 24 November 2010, Tajikistan's National Flag Day, and the pole was raised in April and May 2011. The flag first flew on 24 May 2011.

Why was it built?

The flagpole was one of several projects that celebrated 20 years since Tajikistan became independent. Together the projects cost about 210 million US dollars, and the flagpole itself cost about 3.5 million.

It was later passed in height by the Jeddah Flagpole, but it is still one of the tallest flagpoles in the world. The flag itself weighs 700 kilograms.