The Aqaba Flagpole in Aqaba, Jordan is the 6th tallest free standing flagpole in the world at a height of 130m, after the 170m Jeddah Flagpole, 165m Dushanbe Flagpole, 162m National Flagpole, 160m Panmunjeom flagpole and 133m Ashgabat Flagpole. It carries the flag of the Arab Revolt commemorating the Battle of Aqaba that took place in 1917. The flagpole can be seen from Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. Flagpole was built in 2004 and opened on 3 October.