The Aqaba Flagpole in

Aqaba Aqaba (, also ; ar, العقبة, al-ʿAqaba, al-ʿAgaba, ) is the only coastal city in Jordan and the largest and most populous city on the Gulf of Aqaba. Situated in southernmost Jordan, Aqaba is the administrative centre of the Aqaba Govern ...

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

is a tall

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. This height makes it the 6th tallest free–standing and 7th tallest flagpole in the world. It was the tallest free–standing flagpole in the world until being surpassed by the tall

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in 2008. It carries the

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of the

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commemorating the

Battle of Aqaba The Battle of Aqaba (6 July 1917) was fought for the Red Sea port of Aqaba (now in Jordan) during the Arab Revolt of World War I. The attacking forces, led by Sherif Nasir and Auda abu Tayi and advised by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") ...

that took place in 1917. The flagpole can be seen from

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, and

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. The flagpole was built in 2004 and opened on 3 October 2004.

Information

Technical data

''Pole height'': 130 meters (427 feet) ''Pole weight'': 344,000 pounds (156 tonnes) ''Number of pole sections'': 11 ''Bottom of pole diameter'': 103 inches (2.6 metres) ''Top of pole diameter'': 42 inches (1.1 metres) ''Bottom section plate thickness'': 1.26 inches – Fy = 50 ksi ''Top section plate thickness'': .394 inches – Fy = 36 ksi ''Maximum section length'': ''Mating flanges thicknesses'': Minimum: 1.58 inches, maximum ''Flange bolts maximum diameter'': 3 inches ''Bolt material'': A354, Fy = 115 ksi ''Foundation'': square by deep, 990 cubic yards concrete

Design criteria

''Flag size'': by ''Flag material'': Polyester ''Wind speed criteria'': (pole and flag) - ''Wind speed criteria'': (pole only) - ''Seismic zone'': 4 (Uniform Building Code) ''Near seismic source'': Less than 2 km (Aqaba Rift)

Codes

ANSI/NAAMFP-1001-97 – Guide Specification for Design Loads of Metal Flagpoles Standard Specification for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, AASHTO ''Structural engineer of record'': Neil Moore and Associates ''Builder'': Trident Support Corp. with assistance from US Flag and Flagpole Supply LP Contractor : Sahara contracting corporation, Amman, Jordan

References

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