This list of tallest structures in Central Asia ranks skyscrapers, towers and other structures in Central Asia based on official height.
Structures of the Central Asian region consisting of the countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan are included in this list.
This list ranks the tallest buildings and structures in Central Asia that stand at least 100 m (330 ft) tall. Only completed structures and buildings that have been topped out are included.
Name | Image | City | Country | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Completion | Building type | Notes | Ref. |
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Ekibastuz GRES-2 Power Station Chimney | Ekibastuz | Kazakhstan | 420 | 1377 | n/a | 1987 | Industrial | World's tallest flue gas stack | [1] | |
Tashkent Tower | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 375 | 1230 | 1985 | Tower | [2] | |||
Almaty Tower | Almaty | Kazakhstan | 371 | 1219 | 1983 | Tower | [3] | |||
Sarepta transmitter, large mast | Sarepta | Kazakhstan | 356 | 1168 | Mast (wired) | demolished | ||||
Chimney of Units 5-10 of Syrdarya Power Plant | Syrdarya | Uzbekistan | 350 | 1148 | 1975 | Chimney | ||||
Uchkizil TV Mast | Termiz | Uzbekistan | 350 | 1148 | 1990 | Mast (wired) | [4] | |||
Novaya TV Mast | Karaganda | Kazakhstan | 350 | 1148 | Mast (wired) | |||||
Ekibastuz GRES-1, Chimney East | Ekibastuz | Kazakhstan | 330 | 1183 | 1982 | Chimney | ||||
Chimney of Novo-Angrenskaya Power Plant | Olmaliq | Uzbekistan | 330 | 1083 | 1985 | Chimney | ||||
Abu Dhabi Plaza | Astana | Kazakhstan | 311 | 1,020 | 75 | 2022 | Mixed Use | Tallest building in Kazakhstan | [5] | |
Ekibastuz GRES-1, Chimney West | Ekibastuz | Kazakhstan | 300 | 984 | 1980 | Chimney | ||||
Nest One Main Tower | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 267 | 875 | 52 | 2023 | Mixed Use | Tallest skyscraper building in Uzbekistan | ||
Turkmenistan Tower | Ashgabat | Turkmenistan | 211 | 692 | 2011 | Tower | [6] | |||
Emerald Towers 1 | Astana | Kazakhstan | 210 | 689 | 45 | 2012 | Office | [7] | ||
Piramit Residence | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 203 | 666 | 52 | Under Construction. Proposed end of construction is in 2025 | Multifunctional building: Shopping centre, gallery of high end stores, restaurants & cafés, offices and mainly residences. | 2nd tallest skyscraper in Uzbekistan | ||
Monument to the Constitution | Ashgabat | Turkmenistan | 185 | 607 | [8] | |||||
Northern Lights 1 | Astana | Kazakhstan | 180 | 591 | 42 | 2008 | Residential | [9] | ||
Esentai Tower | Almaty | Kazakhstan | 168 | 551 | 36 | 2008 | Mixed-use | [10] | ||
Tashkent City Financial Centre Lot 6 SQB bank tower | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 156 | 512 | 33 | 2023 | Office building+ Hotel | 3rd tallest skyscraper in Uzbekisan | ||
Ministry of Transportation & Communication (Transport Tower) | Astana | Kazakhstan | 155 | 509 | 34 | 2003 | Office | [11] | ||
Northern Lights 2 | Astana | Kazakhstan | 152 | 499 | 47 | 2008 | Residential | [12] | ||
PSB Bank Financial Center | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 150 | 490 | 31 | 2023 | Office | |||
Talan Tower 1 | Astana | Kazakhstan | 146 | 478 | 43 | 2017 | Mixed-use | [13] | ||
Grand Alatau 3 | Astana | Kazakhstan | 144 | 472 | 43 | 2009 | Residential | [14] | ||
Emerald Towers 2 | Astana | Kazakhstan | 40 | 2010 | Office | [15] | ||||
Triumph of Astana | Astana | Kazakhstan | 142 | 466 | 39 | 2006 | Residential | [16] | ||
ALOQA Bank Financial Center | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 136 | 379 | 26 | 2023 | Office | |||
Tashkent City Mall Fairmont Hotel | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 130 | 426 | 31 | 2024 | Hotel | [17] | ||
Tashkent City Mall Fairmont Hotel Residences | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 130 | 426 | 29 | 2024 | Hotel residences | [18] | ||
Tashkent City Mall Office Tower | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 130 | 426 | 30 | 2024 | Office | |||
ASAKA Bank Financial Center | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 131 | 379 | 26 | 2023 | Office | |||
Talan Tower 2 | Astana | Kazakhstan | 120 | 393 | 26 | 2017 | Mixed-use | [19] | ||
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Building 2 (Kazakhstan Railways Building 2) | Astana | Kazakhstan | 40 | 2010 | Office | [20] | ||||
Northern Lights Tower 3 | Astana | Kazakhstan | 128 | 420 | 37 | 2010 | Residential | [21] | ||
Emerald Towers 3 | Astana | Kazakhstan | 37 | 2012 | Office | [22] | ||||
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Building 1 (Kazakhstan Railways Building 1) | Astana | Kazakhstan | 37 | 2010 | Office | [23] | ||||
Nest One Smart | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 110 | 360 | 28 | 2023 | Residential | |||
Nest One Offices | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 110 | 360 | 28 | 2023 | Offices | |||
National Bank of Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 108 | 354 | 26 | 1997 | Office | [24] | ||
Yyldyz Hotel | Ashgabat | Turkmenistan | 107 | 350 | 24 | 2013 | Hotel | [25] | ||
Ministry of Commerce and Exchange Tower | Ashgabat | Turkmenistan | 103 | 338 | 24 | 2008 | Office | [26] | ||
Hotel Kazakhstan | Almaty | Kazakhstan | 102 | 335 | 26 | 1974 | Hotel | [27] | ||
Almaty Towers 1 (Rahat Towers) | Almaty | Kazakhstan | 100 | 328 | 25 | 2008 | Office | [28] | ||
Almaty Towers 2 (Rahat Towers) | Almaty | Kazakhstan | 100 | 328 | 25 | 2008 | Office | [29] | ||
Mazhilis Building | Astana | Kazakhstan | 100 | 328 | 22 | 2004 | Office | [30] | ||
Name | Image | City | Country | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Completion | Building type | Notes | Ref. |
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Almaty Tower | Almaty | Kazakhstan | 371 | 1219 | 1983 | Tower | [31] | |||
Tashkent Tower | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 375 | 1230 | 1985 | Tower | [32] | |||
Ekibastuz GRES-2 Power Station Chimney | Ekibastuz | Kazakhstan | 420 | 1377 | n/a | 1987 | Industrial | world's tallest flue gas stack | [33] | |
Name | Photo | City | Country | Height in meters | Ft |
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Tashkent Twin City Towers Variant 1 | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 590 | ||
Tashkent Twin City Towers Variant 2 | 575 | ||||
Tashkent Twin City Towers Variant 3 | +590 | ||||
New Tashkent Tower Variant 1 | +700 |
The Tashkent Television Tower is a 375-metre-high (1,230 ft) tower, located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and is the twelfth tallest tower in the world. Construction started in 1978. The tower began operating six years later, on 15 January 1985. It was the fourth tallest tower in the world from 1985 to 1991. The decision to construct the tower was made on 1 September 1971 in order to spread TV and radio signals to all over Uzbekistan. It is a vertical cantilever structure, and is constructed out of steel. Its architectural design is a product of the Terkhiev, Tsarukov & Semashko firm.
Abu Dhabi Plaza is a mixed-use development complex in the very center of Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. As of 2022, the tallest tower of Abu Dhabi Plaza at 320 metres (1,050 ft) is the tallest building in Kazakhstan and Central Asia.
Emerald Towers is a building complex consisting of three office towers of 54, 43 and 37 floors in Astana, Kazakhstan. They were the tallest building in Astana until the completion of the Abu Dhabi Plaza. The building is mostly used as a business centre with office spaces, gym and food zones. The construction of Emerald Towers was completed in 2010.
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