Dushanbe Flagpole

The Dushanbe Flagpole is a flagpole located in front of the Palace of Nations in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. It is the tallest free-standing flagpole in the world, at a height of 165 m (541 ft), beating the 162 m (531 ft) National Flagpole in Azerbaijan and the 133 m (436 ft) Ashgabat Flagpole at Turkmenistan. The flagpole flies a 700 kg (1,543 lb), 30 × 60 metre Flag of Tajikistan.