Flagpole

The Ashgabat Flagpole is a flagpole in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is 133 metres tall, making it the eighth tallest free–standing and ninth tallest flagpole in the world. It was erected on 29 June 2008. It was the tallest free–standing flagpole in the world until being surpassed by the 162 m National Flagpole in Azerbaijan on 1 September 2010. The Vice-president of the Guinness Book of World Records at the time, Greig Glenday, came to Ashgabat as a witness, and handed over a certificate of the record.

The flagpole flies a 52.5 m × 35 m flag of Turkemenistan which weighs 420 kilograms. The flagpole was built by the Turkish construction company Polimeks. who hired the specialist flagpole company, Trident Support Flagpoles based in Dubai, UAE, for the design and construction of the flagpole. The flagpole was Trident's 4th Gunniss World Record flagpole.