| Dushanbe Flagpole | |
| Highest Prev: | National Flagpole |
| Highest Next: | Jeddah Flagpole |
| Highest Start: | 2011 |
| Highest End: | 2014 |
| Location: | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| Height: | 1650NaN0 |
The Dushanbe Flagpole (ru|Площадь государственного флага; tg|Боғи парчами Тоҷикистон|Boghi parchami Tojikiston) is a free–standing flagpole located in front of the Palace of Nations in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. At 1650NaN0,[1] it was the tallest flagpole in the world from its completion in 2011 until the 2014 erection of the Jeddah Flagpole.[2] [3] It is now the fifth tallest flagpole in the world. It flies a 30x Flag of Tajikistan weighing 700-1NaN-1.[4]
The flagpole consists of 12-metre sections of steel tube fitted together by crane.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7]
The flagpole cost $3.5 million and was part of $210 million worth of projects celebrating the 20th anniversary of Tajik independence.[8]