Aqaba Flagpole, Monumental flagpole in Aqaba, Jordan.
The Aqaba Flagpole is a 130-metre steel pole made of 11 sections, with a diameter tapering from 2.6 metres at the base to 1.1 metres at the top. It stands on a concrete foundation 17 metres square and 2.59 metres deep, and flies a polyester flag of the Arab Revolt measuring 60 by 30 metres.
This monument was erected in 2004 as a tribute to the Arab Revolt, honoring the region's resistance during World War I. The flag commemorates a turning point in the area's past and its struggle for independence.
The pole flies the flag of the Arab Revolt, whose design by Sharif Hussein bin Ali during the 1916 uprising is echoed in the modern Arab flags. It stands in the Great Arab Revolt Square beside the house where Sharif Hussein stayed, and King Abdullah II attended the flag-raising ceremony.
The monument stands in the city and is visible from many spots, including the waterfront and surrounding neighborhoods. You can approach it on foot and view it from different angles without any special access requirements.
The pole's 11 steel sections rest on a concrete foundation 17 m square and 2.59 m deep, holding 990 cubic yards of concrete. Its polyester flag measures 30 by 60 m. The pole is engineered to withstand 210 km/h winds without the flag, and it stands under 2 km from the Aqaba Rift seismic source.
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