Dushanbe Flagpole (Dushanbe)

Tajikistan / Dushanbe / Dushanbe
 flagpole, interesting place

The Dushanbe Flagpole is a flagpole located in front of the Palace of Nations in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. It is now the second tallest free-standing flagpole in the world, after the newly erected (170m) Jeddah Flagpole. At a height of 165 metres, it is higher than the 162 m National Flagpole in Azerbaijan, the 160 m Panmunjeom Flagpole of Kijŏng-dong in North Korea, and the 133 m Ashgabat Flagpole in Turkmenistan. The flagpole flies a 30 m × 60 m Flag of Tajikistan weighing 700 kilograms.
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Coordinates:   38°34'43"N   68°46'48"E
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