The Guardian. November 24, 2010.
Its Pamir mountains are known as the “roof of the world” but Tajikistan now wants to scale new heights – by building the world’s tallest flagpole.
Emomali Rahmon, president of the former Soviet republic, attended an opening ceremony in the centre of the capital, Dushanbe, today as construction began on a base for the 165-metre staff – more than half the size of the Eiffel Tower. …
