List of flagpoles by height

This list of flagpoles by height includes completed flagpoles which are either free–standing or supported, excluding the height of any pedestal (plinth), building, or other base platform which may elevate them.

Rank Flagpole Image Location Country Height

meters (feet)

 Completed Type Coordinates
1 Jeddah Flagpole King Abdullah Square, Jeddah  Saudi Arabia 171 m (561 ft)[1] 23 September 2014 Free–standing 21°30′27.23″N 39°10′11.03″E
2 Dushanbe Flagpole Dushanbe  Tajikistan 165 m (541 ft)[2] 24 May 2011 Free–standing 38°34′44.4″N 68°46′48.36″E
3 National Flag Square Flagpole Neftchiler Avenue, Bayil, Baku  Azerbaijan 162 m (531 ft)[3] 1 September 2010 Free–standing 40°20′39.47″N 49°50′41.64″E
4 Panmunjom Flagpole Kijong-dong  North Korea 160 m (520 ft)[4] Before 1999 Supported 37°56′42.99″N 126°39′18.78″E
5 Ashgabat Flagpole Ashgabat  Turkmenistan 133 m (436 ft)[5] 29 June 2008 Free–standing 37°53′13.2″N 58°21′1.8″E
6 Aqaba Flagpole Aqaba  Jordan 130 m (430 ft)[6] 3 October 2004 Free–standing 29°31′18.12″N 35°0′4″E
7 Raghadan Flagpole Amman  Jordan 126.8 m (416 ft)[7] 10 June 2003 Free–standing 31°58′8.15″N 35°56′8.18″E
8 Abu Dhabi Flagpole
Abu Dhabi  United Arab Emirates 123 m (404 ft)[7][8] 2 December 2001 Free–standing 24°28′39.78″N 54°19′55.6″W
9 Acuity Flagpole Sheboygan, Wisconsin  United States of America 120 m (390 ft)[9] 24 May 2014 Free–standing 43°43′47.16″N 87°45′23.56″W
10 Belgaum Flagpole Belgaum, Karnataka  India 110 m (360 ft)[10] 12 March 2018 Free–standing
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

See also

References
  1. "Tallest Unsupported Flagpole". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. "Tallest unsupported flagpole". Guinness World Records. 24 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  3. Abbasov, Rafael (29 May 2010). "Tallest unsupported flagpole". Guinness World Record. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  4. Potts, Rolf (3 February 1999). "Korea's No-Man's-Land". Salon. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  5. "Emporis– Ashgabat flagpole". Emporis. Archived from the original on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  6. "Aqaba Flagpole info on the website of Trident Support Corporation". Archived from the original on 27 January 2011.
  7. "Jordan flagpole hits new heights". BBC News. 10 June 2003. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  8. "Abu Dhabi claims world's tallest flagpole". BBC News. 26 November 2001. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  9. Weyandt, Janet (25 May 2014). "High-flying: Up in time for Memorial Day, Acuity flag is world's tallest". The Sheboygan Press. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  10. "Tallest flag in India: Country's tallest tricolour to be hoisted in Belagavi". The Times of India. Mar 12, 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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