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
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 		175 m (574 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 Kingdom of Hejaz 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] 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

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