List of tallest structures in the Middle East

This list of tallest structures in the Middle East ranks structures and buildings in the Middle East by height. According to the Council on tall buildings and urban habitat 22 cities in 10 Middle Eastern countries have at least one structure above 150 m.

Tallest structures and buildings

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Tallest buildings in the Middle East.
Name Location Height (m) Notes
Burj Khalifa   Dubai, UAE 828 Tallest man-made structure in the world
Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel   Mecca, Saudi Arabia 601 sixth-tallest freestanding structure in the world
Umm Qasr TV Mast   Umm Qasr, Iraq 492
Qurayyat Transmitter, Mast 1[citation needed]   Al Qurayyāt, Saudi Arabia 468
Qurayyat Transmitter, Mast 2[citation needed]   Al Qurayyāt, Saudi Arabia 458
Milad Tower   Tehran, Iran 435 Tallest telecommunication tower in Iran.
Marina 101   Dubai, UAE 425 4th-tallest Residential building in the world
Princess Tower   Dubai, UAE 413 5th-tallest Residential building in the world
Al Hamra Tower   Kuwait City, Kuwait 413 Tallest sculpted tower in the world. Tallest building in Kuwait.[1]
Dimona Radar Facility   Dimona, Israel 400 Tallest towers in Israel, and tallest radar towers in the world.[2]
Iconic Tower   NAC, Egypt 394 Tallest building in Africa.[3]
23 Marina   Dubai, UAE 393
Elite Residence   Dubai, UAE 380
Denizköy VLF transmitter   Bafa, Turkey 380
World Trade Center Abu Dhabi   Abu Dhabi, UAE 374
Liberation Tower   Kuwait City, Kuwait 372
Address Boulevard   Dubai, UAE 370
Zibakenar TV Mast   Zibakenar, Iran 365
Almas Tower   Dubai, UAE 360
Il Primo   Dubai UAE 356
Gevora Hotel   Dubai, UAE 356 Tallest hotel in the world.
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai   Dubai, UAE 355 Second tallest hotel in the world.
Emirates Tower One   Dubai, UAE 355
The Marina Torch   Dubai, UAE 352
Basra TV Mast   Basra, Iraq 350
Nahr al Bawadish TV Mast   Baghdad, Iraq 349
ADNOC Headquarters   Abu Dhabi, UAE 342
Al Mafraq TV Mast   Abu Dhabi, UAE 340
Al Neser TV Mast   Nasiriyya, Iraq 337
A Tower   Dubai, UAE 333
Rose Tower   Dubai, UAE 333
Address Fountain Views III   Dubai, UAE 331
Al Yaqoub Tower   Dubai, UAE 328
The Index   Dubai, UAE 326
Nineveh TV Mast   Mosul, Iraq 325
The Landmark   Abu Dhabi, UAE 324
El-Mahalla el-Kubra TV Mast   El-Mahalla el-Kubra, Egypt 323
Al Jamiliyah TV Mast   Dukhan, Qatar 322
Burj Al Arab   Dubai, UAE 321
Bakriya TV Mast   Baghdad, Iraq 319
Husaibah TV Mast   Ramadi, Iraq 318
HHHR Tower   Dubai, UAE 318
Ocean Heights   Dubai, UAE 310
Emirates Tower Two   Dubai, UAE 309
Al Jarf TV Mast   Dubai, UAE 308
Cayan Tower   Dubai, UAE 307
Etihad Towers T2   Abu Dhabi, UAE 305
Kingdom Center   Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 302 Second tallest building in Saudi Arabia. Previously the tallest.
Address Downtown   Dubai, UAE 302
Lusail Plaza Towers   Lusail, Qatar 301
Address Beach Resort   Dubai, UAE 301
Mount Qarrah Chouk TV Mast   Al-Qamishli, Syria 300
Arraya Tower   Kuwait City, Kuwait 300
Chimney of Orot Rabin   Hadera, Israel 300
Aspire Tower   Doha, Qatar 300
Failaka TV Mast   Failaka, Kuwait 299
Emirates Crown   Dubai, UAE 296
Forte Towers 1   Dubai, UAE 295
Khalid Al Attar Tower 2   Dubai, UAE 294
Sky Tower   Abu Dhabi, UAE 292
Opera Grand   Dubai, UAE 288
Millennium Tower   Dubai, UAE 285
Sulafa Tower   Dubai, UAE 285
Marina Pinnacle   Dubai, UAE 280
Etihad Towers T1   Abu Dhabi, UAE 278
Zahedan Mediumwave Transmitter   Zahedan, Iran 276
Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay   Manama, Bahrain 270
Radisson Royal Hotel Dubai   Dubai, UAE 269
21st Century Tower   Dubai, UAE 269
Nation Towers Residential Lofts   Abu Dhabi, UAE 268
Al Faisaliyah Center   Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 267
ZamZam Tower   Mecca, Saudi Arabia 265
Hajar Tower   Mecca, Saudi Arabia 265
Al Kazim Towers   Dubai, UAE 265
Ubora Towers   Dubai, UAE 263
Istanbul Sapphire   Istanbul, Turkey 261
Etihad Towers T3   Abu Dhabi, UAE 260
Vision Tower   Dubai, UAE 260
Bahrain Financial Harbour   Manama, Bahrain 260
Harbour West Tower   Manama, Bahrain 260
Harbour East Tower   Manama, Bahrain 260
Tamkeen Tower   Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 258[4]
Gol Dasteh Mediumwave Transmitter   Gol Dasteh, Iran 256
Conrad Hotel   Dubai, UAE 255
Dubai Marriott Harbour Hotel & Suites   Dubai, UAE 254
Al Fardan Residences   Doha, Qatar 253
Chelsea Tower   Dubai, UAE 250
Rolex Tower   Dubai, UAE 250
Al Fattan Marine Towers   Dubai, UAE 245
Oasis Beach Tower   Dubai, UAE 245
Palm Towers   Doha, Qatar 244
Azrieli Sarona Tower   Tel Aviv, Israel 238
Moshe Aviv Tower   Ramat Gan, Israel 235
Fereshteh Pasargad Hotel   Tehran, Iran 230 Tallest building in Iran
Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing   Fifth Shyakha, Egypt 221
Aysan Shopping Center   Tehran, Iran 205
Baghdad Tower   Baghdad, Iraq 204

Tallest structures by country

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Country Tallest structure
  Bahrain Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay
  Egypt Iconic Tower
  Iran Milad Tower
  Iraq Umm Qasr TV Mast
  Israel Dimona Radar Facility
  Jordan Rotana Hotel Amman
  Kuwait Al Hamra Tower
  Lebanon Sama Beirut
  Oman Sheraton Oman Hotel
  Qatar Lusail Plaza Towers
  Saudi Arabia Abraj Al Bait Towers
  Syria Mount Qarrah Chouk TV Mast
  Turkey Denizköy VLF transmitter
  United Arab Emirates Burj Khalifa

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jura limestone defines Al Hamra tower in Kuwait". Stone World. 2014-01-08.
  2. ^ "Skyscraper Page: Dimona Radar Facility, Dimona Israel". Retrieved 2008-10-29.
  3. ^ "Iconic Tower: Tallest skyscraper in Africa rises from the desert in Egypt's New Administrative Capital". thenationalnews.com. June 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Global Tall Building Completions Drop, But Uptick Expected in 2013" (PDF). CTBUH Journal (2013).