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At the
heart of the Great Arab Revolt Plaza stands the
 tallest
flag in the world, which flies from a 137 meter-high
pole, measuring 20 by 40 meters with its base at 17 x 17
meters. The black, red, white and green flag entered the
Guinness Book of Records in 2003, a few years following
Amman's successful capture of the title. The Plaza is
named after the Great Arab Revolt of 1917 when the late Sharif Hussein Ben Ali, great grandfather of His Majesty
King Abdullah II, led a campaign with the aim of
securing independence from the ruling Ottoman Turks and
creating a single unified Arab nation. |
