List of tallest structures in the Middle East
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[edit] Egypt
- Overhead line crossing Suez Canal, 221 meters
- Cairo Tower, 187 meters
- Great Pyramid of Giza, built c. 2570 BC, tallest structure until c. 1300, originally 146.5 meters, currently 138.75 meters.
- Red Pyramid of Sneferu, built c. 2600 BC, world's tallest structure until 2570 BC, 105 meters
[edit] Iran
- Milad Tower, 435 meters
- Tehran Office Tower, 200 meters
[edit] Israel
- See also: List of skyscrapers in Israel
- Chimney of Orot Rabin, Hadera, 300 meters
- City Gate (Ramat Gan), 244 m
- Azrieli Center Circular Tower (Tel Aviv), 187 m
- Sheraton City Tower, 170 m
- Azrieli Center Triangular Tower, 169 m
- Kirya Tower, 158 m
- Azrieli Center Square Tower, 154 m
- Shalom Meir Tower, 142 m
- Tel Aviv Tower 1, 140 m
- Tel Aviv Tower 2, 140 m
- Maganit tower, 138 m
[edit] Proposed/approved
- Egged tower, 320 m
- Elite Tower, 244 m, 2009
- Ampa tower, 236 m, estimate completion 2008
- Yediot Achronot Tower, 234 m
- Renault Tower, 203 m
[edit] Kuwait
- Madinat al-Hareer 'City of Silk' 1001 m (to be finished in 2011)
[edit] Pakistan
- MCB Tower Karachi, 116 Meters, 38 Storey
- Habib Bank Plaza Karachi
- Saudi-Pak Tower Islamabad
- Port tower complex Karachi, 593 Meters, Proposed
- Expo Tower Lahore, 60 Storey, Approved
- Tower 1 SZC Lahore, 60 Storey, Under construction
- Tower 1 Dolmen City Karachi, 60 Storey, Under construction
- Tower 2 Dolmen City Karachi, 60 Storey, Under construction
- Tower 2 SZC Lahore, 45 Storey, Under construction
- LDA Tower Lahore, 183 Meters, 48 Story, Approved
- PC Tower Lahore, 152 Meters, 40 Story, Under construction
- Centaurus Hotel Islamabad, 38 Storey, Under construction
- Alamgir Tower Lahore, 31 Storey, Under construction
- I.T Tower Lahore, 21 Storey, Under construction
Source: http://www.urbanpk.com/pages/resources/toptallest.php
[edit] Qatar
- Aspire Tower, 318 m, Doha
[edit] Saudi Arabia
- Kingdom Centre, Riyadh, 302 meters
- Al Faisaliyah Center, Riyadh, 280 meters
- Jeddah TV Tower, Jeddah, 250 meters
- National Commercial Bank, Jeddah, 235 meters
- Jeddah City Hall, Jeddah, 220 meters
- Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah, 210 meters
- Riyadh TV Tower, Riyadh, 170 meters
[edit] Under Construction/Planned
- Lamar Towers, jeddah, 65 floors
- Abraj Al Bait Towers, Mecca, 485 meters
- Al Rajhi Tower, Riyadh, 355 meters
YAMAMA CEMENT PREHEATER TOWER , Riyadh, 168 meters
[edit] Turkey
- Diamond of Istanbul (under construction), Istanbul, estimated completion 2008, 267 meters
- Sapphire of Istanbul (under construction), Istanbul, estimated completion 2008, 261 meters
- Endem TV Tower, Istanbul, 2002, 236 meters
- İş Kuleleri, Istanbul, 2000, 52 floors, 181 meters (first tower)
- Sisli Plaza, Istanbul, 2006, 46 floors, 170 meters
- Tekstilkent Plaza, 2000, two towers both 44 floors, 168 meters
- Çamlıca TV Tower, Istanbul, 1972, 166 meters
[edit] United Arab Emirates
- Burj Dubai (under construction), 715-805 m
- Emirates Office Tower, 355 meters
- Burj al-Arab, 321 metres
[edit] See also
- List of buildings
- List of largest buildings in the world
- List of masts
- List of tallest buildings in the world
- List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
- List of tallest churches
- List of tallest structures in the world
- List of tallest structures in the world by type of use
- List of tallest structures in France
- List of tallest structures in Germany
- List of tallest structures in Poland
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Portugal
- List of tallest structures in the Commonwealth of Nations
- List of tallest structures in the United States
- List of towers
