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The Raghadan Flagpole is a tall
flagpole A flagpole, flagmast, flagstaff, or staff is a pole designed to support a flag. If it is taller than can be easily reached to raise the flag, a cord is used, looping around a pulley at the top of the pole with the ends tied at the bottom. The fla ...
located in
Amman Amman ( , ; , ) is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of four million as of 2021, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the largest city in the Levant ...
,
Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...
. It was built from steel and erected on the grounds of Raghadan Palace at the royal compound of Al-Maquar. The leader of Jordan, King Abdullah II, officially hoisted the country's flag on the flagpole on 10 June 2003. It is clearly visible across the capital as well as from as far away as . It is illuminated, making it visible at night, and it was also developed to withstand earthquakes and bad weather. It flies a
flag A flag is a piece of textile, fabric (most often rectangular) with distinctive colours and design. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design employed, and fla ...
. Although it is a distinctive landmark, the excessive noise created during high winds has resulted in the flag being lowered during periods of bad weather. This free-standing flagpole surpassed the previous record-holder, which was located in
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, United Arab Emirates, and had held the record since 2001. The Raghadan Flagpole is taller than the one located in the United Arab Emirates. In 2004, the flagpole lost its status as world's tallest free–standing flagpole following the construction of the Aqaba Flagpole. The latter stands at tall, and is also located in Jordan. The Raghadan Palace flagpole was constructed by Trident Support Flagpoles based out of Dubai, United Arab Emirates and it was their 2nd world record in a row for the Guinness World Records category of Tallest Unsupported Flagpole.


See also

* Aqaba Flagpole * List of tallest buildings in Amman *
List of towers The tallest structure in the world is the Burj Khalifa skyscraper at . Listed are guyed masts (such as telecommunication masts), self-supporting towers (such as the CN Tower), skyscrapers (such as the Willis Tower), oil platforms, electricity ...


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* http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b10609 {{coord, 31, 58, 8.15, N, 35, 56, 8.18, E, display=title, region:JO_type:landmark Buildings and structures in Amman Buildings and structures completed in 2003 Flagpoles 2003 establishments in Jordan