Dushanbe Flagpole
The Dushanbe Flagpole (Boghi parchami Tojikiston) is a free–standing flagpole located in front of the Palace of Nation in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. At 165 m, it was the tallest flagpole in the world from its completion in 2011 until the 2014 erection of the Jeddah Flagpole. It is now the fifth tallest flagpole in the world.
Dushanbe Flagpole
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The Dushanbe Flagpole (Boghi parchami Tojikiston) is a free–standing flagpole located in front of the Palace of Nation in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. At 165 m, it was the tallest flagpole in the world from its completion in 2011 until the 2014 erection of the Jeddah Flagpole. It is now the fifth tallest flagpole in the world.
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It flies a 30 x flag of Tajikistan weighing 700 kg.
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• Name — Dushanbe Flagpole • Owner — Emomali Rahmon • Highest Prev — National Flagpole • Highest Next — Jeddah Flagpole • Highest Start — 2011 • Highest End — 2014 • Location — Dushanbe, Tajikistan • Height — 165 m
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Construction
The flagpole consists of 12-metre sections of steel tube fitted together by crane. 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. 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 was part of $210 million worth of projects celebrating the 20th anniversary of Tajik independence.
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- 1.Asia Plus. Wer baut den hoechsten Fahnenmast. 9 September 2008.
- 2.Guinness World Records. Tallest Unsupported Flagpole.
- 3.Guinness World Records. Tallest unsupported flagpole. 24 May 2011.
- 4.Tajikistan shows off world's tallest flagpole. Reuters. August 31, 2011.
- 5.Parfitt, Tom. Tajikistan aims to capture tallest flagpole record. The Guardian. 24 November 2010.
- 6.Dushanbe's flagpole enters Guinness Book of Records. 1 September 2011.
- 7.Trident Support. Our Projects: Dushanbe, Tajikistan - 165 Meters Tall.
- 8.Tajiks splash out $210 million on independence pomp. 9 September 2011.
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