Flag of Azania

Azania

Use	Civil and state flag
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	3 April 2011
Design	A horizontal tricolor of white, blue and red.

The flag of Azania is the state flag of Azania, an autonomous region in southwestern Somalia. The flag of Azania was similar to the one that previously existed in Russia from 1991 to 1993.[1][2][3][4] It differed only in the aspect ratio, 2:3 instead of 1:2.

History

There is no accurate and reliable information confirming which previous flag Azania had. However, it is known that on 13 March 2011, even before the official declaration of independence of state entity, the flag of Azania was established, completely identical to the current flag of Russia, in the center of which there is an elephant[5] (it existed until 25 March when the elephant emblem was removed).[6] There is also alleged information that the previous flag of Azania consisted of horizontal blue, red and green stripes and was similar to the flag of Azerbaijan.[7] It is a combination of the colors of the South West State of Somalia, although there is no reliable information in primary sources about the variants of this original flag (hinting at the intention to lead not three, but six provinces, including South West State).

Colors

The Azania flag consists of three colors: white, blue and red.

References

1. "Dowlada Kenya oo aqoonsatay maamul goboleedka Azania ee shalay lagu dhawaaqay (hoos ka daawo sawirada) | Jubbaland News". Archived from the original on 2013-04-24. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
2. J/Land:-M/weynaha D/Goboleedka AZANIA & Wafdi La Socda-Oo Gaaray Tuulada Dhoobleey!!! | Allkisima.com Archived 2011-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Russia celebrates National Flag Day (The unrecognized African state of Azania took up the "abandoned" Russian banner with a blue stripe)" (in Russian). RBK Group. 2012-08-22. Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
4. Jean-Marc, Merklin. "w.ethnia.org". w.ethnia.org. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
5. Merklin Jean-Marc. "w.ethnia.org". 1900.ethnia.org. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
6. Merklin Jean-Marc. "w.ethnia.org". 1900.ethnia.org. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
7. "В России отмечают День Государственного флага". Российская газета (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-11-26.

External links

• Flag of Azania