List of tallest structures in the Middle East explained

This list of tallest structures in the Middle East ranks structures and buildings in the Middle East by height. According to the Council on tall buildings and urban habitat 22 cities in 10 Middle Eastern countries have at least one structure above 150 m.

Tallest structures and buildings

Name Location Height (m) Notes
828 Tallest man-made structure in the world
601 sixth-tallest freestanding structure in the world
Umm Qasr TV Mast 492
Qurayyat Transmitter, Mast 1 468
Qurayyat Transmitter, Mast 2458
435 Tallest telecommunication tower in Iran.
425 4th-tallest Residential building in the world
413 5th-tallest Residential building in the world
413 Tallest sculpted tower in the world. Tallest building in Kuwait.[1]
400 Tallest towers in Israel, and tallest radar towers in the world.[2]
394 Tallest building in Africa.[3]
393
380
380
374
372
370
Zibakenar TV Mast 365
360
356
356 Tallest hotel in the world.
355 Second tallest hotel in the world.
355
352
Basra TV Mast 350
Nahr al Bawadish TV Mast 349
342
Al Mafraq TV Mast 340
Al Neser TV Mast 337
A Tower 333
333
331
328
326
Nineveh TV Mast 325
324
El-Mahalla el-Kubra TV Mast 323
Al Jamiliyah TV Mast 322
321
Bakriya TV Mast 319
Husaibah TV Mast 318
318
310
309
Al Jarf TV Mast 308
307
305
302 Second tallest building in Saudi Arabia. Previously the tallest.
302
301
Address Beach Resort 301
300
300
300
300
Failaka TV Mast 299
296
Forte Towers 1 295
294
292
288
285
285
280
278
Zahedan Mediumwave Transmitter 276
Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay 270
Radisson Royal Hotel Dubai 269
269
Nation Towers Residential Lofts 268
267
265
265
265
263
261
260
260
260
Harbour West Tower 260
Harbour East Tower 260
Tamkeen Tower 258[4]
Gol Dasteh Mediumwave Transmitter 256
Conrad Hotel 255
254
253
250
250
245
245
Palm Towers 244
238
235
Fereshteh Pasargad Hotel Tehran, Iran230Tallest building in Iran
221
Aysan Shopping Center Tehran, Iran205
204

Tallest structures by country

Country Tallest structure
Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay
Iconic Tower
Milad Tower
Umm Qasr TV Mast
Dimona Radar Facility
Rotana Hotel Amman
Al Hamra Tower
Sama Beirut
Sheraton Oman Hotel
Lusail Plaza Towers
Abraj Al Bait Towers
Mount Qarrah Chouk TV Mast
Denizköy VLF transmitter
Burj Khalifa

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jura limestone defines Al Hamra tower in Kuwait. 2014-01-08. Stone World.
  2. Web site: Skyscraper Page: Dimona Radar Facility, Dimona Israel . 2008-10-29.
  3. Web site: Iconic Tower: Tallest skyscraper in Africa rises from the desert in Egypt's New Administrative Capital . thenationalnews.com. June 29, 2021.
  4. https://global.ctbuh.org/resources/papers/34-Journal2013_IssueI_Trends2012.pdf