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	Location	Country	Height meters (feet)	Completed	Type	Coordinates
1	Unnamed	New Administrative Capital, Cairo	Egypt	201.952 m (662.57 ft)^[1]	26 December 2021
2	Jeddah Flagpole	King Abdullah Square, Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	171 m (561 ft)^[2]	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)
3	Dushanbe Flagpole	Dushanbe	Tajikistan	165 m (541 ft)^[3]	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)
4	National Flag Square Flagpole	Neftchiler Avenue, Bayil, Baku	Azerbaijan	162 m (531 ft)^[4]	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)
5	Panmunjom Flagpole	Kijong-dong	North Korea	160 m (520 ft)^[5]	Before 1999	Supported	37°56′42.99″N 126°39′18.78″E / 37.9452750°N 126.6552167°E / 37.9452750; 126.6552167 (Panmunjom flagpole)
6	Ashgabat Flagpole	Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	133 m (436 ft)^[6]	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)
7	Aqaba Flagpole	Aqaba	Jordan	130 m (430 ft)^[7]	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)
8	Raghadan Flagpole	Amman	Jordan	126.8 m (416 ft)^[8]	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)
9		Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	123 m (404 ft)^[8]^[9]	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)
10	Acuity Flagpole	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	United States of America	120 m (390 ft)^[10]	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)
11		Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	95 m (312 ft)^[11]	1989	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)

References[]

^ "Tallest flagpole". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
^ "Tallest Unsupported Flagpole". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2018-03-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Tallest unsupported flagpole". Guinness World Records. 24 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
^ Abbasov, Rafael (29 May 2010). "Tallest unsupported flagpole". Guinness World Record. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
^ Potts, Rolf (3 February 1999). "Korea's No-Man's-Land". Salon. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
^ "Emporis– Ashgabat flagpole". Emporis. Archived from the original on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ "Aqaba Flagpole info on the website of Trident Support Corporation". Archived from the original on 27 January 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Jordan flagpole hits new heights". BBC News. 10 June 2003. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
^ "Abu Dhabi claims world's tallest flagpole". BBC News. 26 November 2001. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
^ 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.
^ "Emporis– Merdeka Square Flagpole". Emporis. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.

[1] "Tallest flagpole". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2021-12-31.

[guiness_records-2] "Tallest Unsupported Flagpole". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2018-03-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[3] "Tallest unsupported flagpole". Guinness World Records. 24 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

[4] Abbasov, Rafael (29 May 2010). "Tallest unsupported flagpole". Guinness World Record. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2010.

[5] Potts, Rolf (3 February 1999). "Korea's No-Man's-Land". Salon. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

[6] "Emporis– Ashgabat flagpole". Emporis. Archived from the original on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[7] "Aqaba Flagpole info on the website of Trident Support Corporation". Archived from the original on 27 January 2011.

[BBCJordan-8] "Jordan flagpole hits new heights". BBC News. 10 June 2003. Retrieved 27 April 2010.

[9] "Abu Dhabi claims world's tallest flagpole". BBC News. 26 November 2001. Retrieved 27 April 2010.

[10] 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.

[11] "Emporis– Merdeka Square Flagpole". Emporis. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.

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