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| name = | | name = Belgaum Flagpole | ||
| image = Tallest flagpole with tricolour (Belgaum).jpg | | image = Tallest flagpole with tricolour (Belgaum).jpg | ||
| location = Belgaum, Karnataka, India | | location = Belgaum, Karnataka, India | ||
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The tallest flagpole | The '''Belgaum Flagpole''' is the tallest flagpole located in [[Belgaum]], [[Karnataka]] which stands {{Convert|110|meter|ft}} tall and has 9,600 sq.ft Indian national flag made of weatherproof Denier polyester fabric. It was unfurled by [[Ramesh Jarkiholi]], the district in-charge Minister in March 2018. The flagpole broke the previous height record held by the the one in [[Pune]] which is {{Convert|107|meter|ft}} tall. | ||
The flag post is {{Convert|2|meter|ft}} in diameter at the base and {{Convert|0.6|meter|ft}} at the top. It has a three horsepower motor to raise the flag to the top and two shorter poles with flood lights have been erected around the flag. The flagpole is located in a 1.5 acres park at Kote Kere near the historic Belagavi fort in Belgaum, Karnataka. Earlier, the plan was to erect the flag post on an island in the centre of the lake. However, due to the unstable condition of the soil it was shifted to the bank.<ref>{{cite web |title=Country’s ‘tallest’ flag unfurled in Belagavi |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/countrys-tallest-flag-unfurled-in-belagavi/article23166178.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=12 March 2018}}</ref> | The flag post is {{Convert|2|meter|ft}} in diameter at the base and {{Convert|0.6|meter|ft}} at the top. It has a three horsepower motor to raise the flag to the top and two shorter poles with flood lights have been erected around the flag. The flagpole is located in a 1.5 acres park at Kote Kere near the historic Belagavi fort in Belgaum, Karnataka. Earlier, the plan was to erect the flag post on an island in the centre of the lake. However, due to the unstable condition of the soil it was shifted to the bank.<ref>{{cite web |title=Country’s ‘tallest’ flag unfurled in Belagavi |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/countrys-tallest-flag-unfurled-in-belagavi/article23166178.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=12 March 2018}}</ref> | ||