what some have called the "flagpole war". The flagpole was the second tallest in the world at the time, after the  flag of Azerbaijan  in  Baku  at 162 m (531 ft). [11] [15] [16]  Both flagpoles have in 2011 been topped by the  Dushanbe Flagpole  in  Tajikistan , at 165 m (541 ft). [ edit