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. Due to the list's incomplete nature, flagpoles shorter than 120 m (390 ft) are not ranked.
bold | Denotes flagpole that is or was once the tallest in the world |
Rank | Flagpole | Image | Location | Country | Flag (If different from national flag) | Height meters (feet) | Completed | Type | Coordinates | |
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1 | Cairo Flagpole | New Administrative Capital, Cairo | Egypt | 201.952 m (662.57 ft)[1] | 26 December 2021 | Free–standing | 30°0′48.70″N 31°45′17.52″E / 30.0135278°N 31.7548667°E / 30.0135278; 31.7548667 (Cairo Flagpole) | |||
2 | Saint Petersburg Flagpoles | Saint Petersburg | Russia | Russian Empire Soviet Union Russia | 179.5 m (589 ft)[2] | 16 June 2023 | Free–standing | 59°58′50″N 30°11′35″E / 59.98056°N 30.19306°E / 59.98056; 30.19306 | ||
3 | Jeddah Flagpole | King Abdullah Square, Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 171 m (561 ft)[3] | 23 September 2014 | Free–standing | 21°30′27.23″N 39°10′11.03″E / 21.5075639°N 39.1697306°E / 21.5075639; 39.1697306 (Jeddah Flagpole) | |||
4 | Dushanbe Flagpole | Dushanbe | Tajikistan | 165 m (541 ft)[4] | 24 May 2011 | Free–standing | 38°34′44.4″N 68°46′48.36″E / 38.579000°N 68.7801000°E / 38.579000; 68.7801000 (Dushanbe Flagpole) | |||
5 | National Flag Square Flagpole | Neftchiler Avenue, Bayil, Baku | Azerbaijan | 162 m (531 ft)[5] | 1 September 2010 | Free–standing | 40°20′39.47″N 49°50′41.64″E / 40.3442972°N 49.8449000°E / 40.3442972; 49.8449000 (National Flag Square) | |||
6 | Kijong-dong Flagpole | Kijong-dong, Kaesong | North Korea | 160 m (525 ft)[6] | 1982[7] | Supported | 37°56′42.99″N 126°39′18.78″E / 37.9452750°N 126.6552167°E / 37.9452750; 126.6552167 (Kijong-dong flagpole) | |||
7 | Holy Defence Garden Museum Flagpole | Tehran | Iran | 150 m (490 ft)[8] | 21 September 2012 | Free–standing | 35°45′07.7″N 51°25′23.7″E / 35.752139°N 51.423250°E / 35.752139; 51.423250 (Tehran Flagpole) | |||
8 | Ashgabat Flagpole | Ashgabat | Turkmenistan | 133 m (436 ft)[9] | 29 June 2008 | Free–standing | 37°53′13.2″N 58°21′1.8″E / 37.887000°N 58.350500°E / 37.887000; 58.350500 (Ashgabat Flagpole) | |||
9 | Aqaba Flagpole | Aqaba | Jordan | Arab Revolt | 130 m (430 ft)[10] | 3 October 2004 | Free–standing | 29°31′18.12″N 35°0′4″E / 29.5217000°N 35.00111°E / 29.5217000; 35.00111 (Aqaba Flagpole) | ||
10 | Attari Flagpole 2 | Attari, Punjab | India | 127.4 m (418 ft)[11] | 3 March 2023 | Free Standing | 31°36′18.7″N 74°34′31.5″E / 31.605194°N 74.575417°E / 31.605194; 74.575417 (Attari Flagpole) | |||
11 | Raghadan Flagpole | Amman | Jordan | 126.8 m (416 ft)[12] | 10 June 2003 | Free–standing | 31°58′8.15″N 35°56′8.18″E / 31.9689306°N 35.9356056°E / 31.9689306; 35.9356056 (Raghadan Flagpole) | |||
12 | Hospet Flagpole | Hospet, Karnataka | India | 123.4 m (405 ft)[13] | 15 August 2022 | Free–standing | 15°16′32.65″N 76°22′45.56″E / 15.2757361°N 76.3793222°E / 15.2757361; 76.3793222 (Hospet Flagpole) | |||
13 | Abu Dhabi Flagpole | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 123 m (404 ft)[12][14] | 2 December 2001 | Free–standing | 24°28′39.78″N 54°19′55.6″E / 24.4777167°N 54.332111°E / 24.4777167; 54.332111 (UAE Flag) | |||
14 | Jumeirah Flagpole | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 123 m (404 ft)[15] | 2017 | Free–standing | 25°14′28.40″N 55°16′4.35″E / 25.2412222°N 55.2678750°E / 25.2412222; 55.2678750 (Jumeirah Flagpole) | |||
14 | Sharjah Flagpole | Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | 123 m (404 ft)[16] | November 2012 | Free–standing | 25°20′47.31″N 55°22′41.28″E / 25.3464750°N 55.3781333°E / 25.3464750; 55.3781333 (Sharjah Flagpole) | |||
15 | Wagah Flagpole | Wagah | Pakistan | 122 m (400 ft)[17][18] | 2017 | Free–standing | 31°36′16.72″N 74°34′17.52″E / 31.6046444°N 74.5715333°E / 31.6046444; 74.5715333 (Wagah Flagpole) | |||
16 | Acuity Flagpole | Sheboygan, Wisconsin | United States | 120 m (390 ft)[19] | 24 May 2014 | Free–standing | 43°43′47.16″N 87°45′23.56″W / 43.7297667°N 87.7565444°W / 43.7297667; -87.7565444 (Acuity Flapole, America's Tallest) | |||
16 | Ajman Flagpole | Ajman | United Arab Emirates | 120 m (390 ft)[16] | November 2013 | Free–standing | 25°24′45.78″N 55°29′54.54″E / 25.4127167°N 55.4984833°E / 25.4127167; 55.4984833 (Ajman Flagpole) | |||
16 | Ras Al Khaimah Flagpole | Ras Al Khaimah | United Arab Emirates | 120 m (390 ft)[16] | November 2013 | Free–standing | 25°46′20.36″N 55°56′20.34″E / 25.7723222°N 55.9389833°E / 25.7723222; 55.9389833 (Ras Al Khaimah Flagpole) | |||
16 | Fujairah Flagpole | Fujairah | United Arab Emirates | 120 m (390 ft)[20] | November 2014 | Free–standing | 25°7′15.47″N 56°17′0.04″E / 25.1209639°N 56.2833444°E / 25.1209639; 56.2833444 (Fujairah Flagpole) | |||
16 | Umm Al Quwain Flagpole | Umm Al Quwain | United Arab Emirates | 120 m (390 ft)[20] | November 2014 | Free–standing | 25°34′6.78″N 55°33′58.28″E / 25.5685500°N 55.5661889°E / 25.5685500; 55.5661889 (Umm Al Quwain Flagpole) | |||
16 | Piedras Negras Flagpole | Piedras Negras | Mexico | 120 m (390 ft)[citation needed] | Free–standing | 28°42′19.49″N 100°30′51.48″W / 28.7054139°N 100.5143000°W / 28.7054139; -100.5143000 (Piedras Negras Flagpole) | ||||
Kavak Flagpole | Kavak | Turkey | 116 m (381 ft)[21] | 2010 | Free-standing | 41°04′57.18″N 36°04′28.06″E / 41.0825500°N 36.0744611°E / 41.0825500; 36.0744611 (Kavak Flagpole) | ||||
Iguala Flagpole | Iguala | Mexico | 113.8 m (373 ft)[citation needed] | Free–standing | 18°19′44.67″N 99°31′58.15″W / 18.3290750°N 99.5328194°W / 18.3290750; -99.5328194 (Iguala Flagpole) | |||||
Rozhen Flagpole | Rozhen | Bulgaria | 111 m (364 ft)[22] | 13 July 2023 | Free-standing | 41°40′14.5056″N 24°43′43.9104″E / 41.670696000°N 24.728864000°E / 41.670696000; 24.728864000 (Rozhen Flagpole) | ||||
Çamlıca Hill Flagpole | Çamlıca Hill, Istanbul | Turkey | 111 m (364 ft)[23] | 23 April 2021 | Free-standing | 41°1′40.80″N 29°4′10.95″E / 41.0280000°N 29.0697083°E / 41.0280000; 29.0697083 (Istanbul Flagpole) | ||||
Ankara Flagpole | Ankara | Turkey | 110 m (360 ft)[23] | Free–standing | 39°55′22.75″N 32°52′32.13″E / 39.9229861°N 32.8755917°E / 39.9229861; 32.8755917 (Ankara Flagpole) | |||||
Belgaum Flagpole | Belgaum, Karnataka | India | 110 m (360 ft)[24] | 12 March 2018 | Free–standing | 15°52′12.60″N 74°31′43.17″E / 15.8701667°N 74.5286583°E / 15.8701667; 74.5286583 (Belgaum Flagpole) | ||||
Attari Flagpole 1 | Attari border, Punjab | India | 110 m (360 ft)[25] | 5 March 2017 | Free–standing | 31°36′19.16″N 74°34′34.94″E / 31.6053222°N 74.5763722°E / 31.6053222; 74.5763722 (Attari Flagpole) | ||||
Krestovy Island Flagpole | Saint Petersburg | Russia | FC Zenit | 105 m (344 ft)[26] | 2020 | Free–standing | 59°58′14.48″N 30°12′48.16″E / 59.9706889°N 30.2133778°E / 59.9706889; 30.2133778 (FC Zenith Flagpole) | |||
Kharviv Flagpole | Kharkiv | Ukraine | 102 m (335 ft) [27] | 2021 | Free–standing | 49°59′23.95″N 36°13′37.74″E / 49.9899861°N 36.2271500°E / 49.9899861; 36.2271500 (Kharviv Flagpole) | ||||
Hamina Flagpole | Hamina | Finland | 100 m (330 ft)[28] | 5 November 2019 | Free–standing | 60°33′49.07″N 27°11′53.41″E / 60.5636306°N 27.1981694°E / 60.5636306; 27.1981694 (Hamina Flagpole) | ||||
National Flagpole at the Praça dos Três Poderes | Brasília | Brazil | 100 m (330 ft)[29] | 19 November 1972 | Supported | 15°48′2.9″S 47°51′35.8″W / 15.800806°S 47.859944°W / -15.800806; -47.859944 (Praça dos Três Poderes Flagpole) | ||||
Nuevo León Flagpole | Nuevo León | Mexico | 100 m (330 ft)[citation needed] | Free-standing | 25°40′34.79″N 100°20′47.39″W / 25.6763306°N 100.3464972°W / 25.6763306; -100.3464972 (Nuevo León Flagpole) | |||||
Heroico Colegio Militar Flagpole | Ciudad de México | Mexico | 100 m (330 ft)[citation needed] | Free-standing | 19°15′26.11″N 99°08′54.60″W / 19.2572528°N 99.1485000°W / 19.2572528; -99.1485000 (Bandera Monumental Heroico Colegio Militar, Ciudad de México) | |||||
Campo Marte Flagpole | Campo Marte | Mexico | 100 m (330 ft)[citation needed] | Free-standing | 19°25′27.62″N 99°11′47.72″W / 19.4243389°N 99.1965889°W / 19.4243389; -99.1965889 (Campo Marte flagpole) | |||||
San Jerónimo Flagpole | San Jerónimo | Mexico | 100 m (330 ft)[citation needed] | Free-standing | 19°19′52.08″N 99°12′39.56″W / 19.3311333°N 99.2109889°W / 19.3311333; -99.2109889 (San Jerónimo flagpole) | |||||
Tijuana Flagpole | Tijuana | Mexico | 100 m (330 ft)[citation needed] | Free-standing | 32°31′14.87″N 117°2′11.20″W / 32.5207972°N 117.0364444°W / 32.5207972; -117.0364444 (Tijuana flagpole) | |||||
El Chamizal Flagpole | El Chamizal | Mexico | 100 m (330 ft)[citation needed] | Free-standing | 31°45′18.44″N 106°27′12.89″W / 31.7551222°N 106.4535806°W / 31.7551222; -106.4535806 (El Chamizal flagpole) | |||||
Ensenada flagpole | Ensenada | Mexico | 100 m (330 ft)[citation needed] | Free-standing | 31°51′33.51″N 116°37′27.34″W / 31.8593083°N 116.6242611°W / 31.8593083; -116.6242611 (Ensenada flagpole) | |||||
Cancún Flagpole | Cancún | Mexico | 100 m (330 ft)[citation needed] | Free-standing | 21°08′37.65″N 86°46′42.38″W / 21.1437917°N 86.7784389°W / 21.1437917; -86.7784389 (Cancún flagpole) | |||||
Nuevo Laredo Flagpole | Nuevo Laredo | Mexico | 100 m (330 ft)[citation needed] | Free-standing | 27°29′51.52″N 99°30′15.88″W / 27.4976444°N 99.5044111°W / 27.4976444; -99.5044111 (Nuevo Laredo flagpole) | |||||
Chihuahua Flagpole | Chihuahua | Mexico | 100 m (330 ft)[citation needed] | Free-standing | 28°38′25.32″N 106°05′11.91″W / 28.6403667°N 106.0866417°W / 28.6403667; -106.0866417 (Chihuahua flagpole) | |||||
Dolores Hidalgo Flagpole | Dolores Hidalgo | Mexico | 100 m (330 ft)[citation needed] | Free-standing | 21°09′33.22″N 100°54′35.47″W / 21.1592278°N 100.9098528°W / 21.1592278; -100.9098528 (Dolores Hidalgo flagpole) | |||||
San Luis Potosí Flagpole | San Luis Potosí | Mexico | 100 m (330 ft)[citation needed] | Free-standing | 22°08′59.″N 100°58′30″W / 22.14972°N 100.97500°W / 22.14972; -100.97500 (Bandera Monumentalo San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí) | |||||
Daeseong-dong Flagpole | Daeseong-dong, Paju, Gyeonggi Province | South Korea | 99.8 m (327 ft)[30] | 1982[31] | Supported | 37°56′28.03″N 126°40′44.92″E / 37.9411194°N 126.6791444°E / 37.9411194; 126.6791444 (Daeseong-dong Flagpole) | ||||
Sarawak Flagpole | Kuching, Sarawak | Malaysia | Sarawak | 99 m (325 ft)[32] | November 2023 | Free-standing | ||||
Gandhi Mandap Flagpole | Guwahati, Assam | India | 97.4 m (320 ft)[33] | Late 2010s | Free–standing | 26°10′38.43″N 91°46′3.44″E / 26.1773417°N 91.7676222°E / 26.1773417; 91.7676222 (Gandhi Mandap Flagpole) | ||||
Merdeka Square Flagpole | Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 95 m (312 ft)[34] | October 1989[34][35] | Free–standing | 3°18′51.36″N 101°41′36.924″E / 3.3142667°N 101.69359000°E / 3.3142667; 101.69359000 (Merdeka Square Flagpole) |
See also
References
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Further reading
- Hartvingsen, John M. (2012). "Utah’s Mammoth Statehood Flag". Raven: A Journal of Vexillology. 19: pp. 28, 41-43
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