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Azerbaijani President visits State Flag Square

09 November 2010 10:25 (UTC +04:00)

Today, National Day of Flag is marked in Azerbaijan for the first time. On November 17, 2009, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed an order declaring November 9 as the National Flag Day.

On December 4, 2009, Azerbaijani Parliament adopted a draft law on amendments to the Labor Code and declared November 9 as non-working day.

On September 1, 2010, National Flag Square was inaugurated in a solemn ceremony in Baku. President Ilham Aliyev issued an order about the construction of the National Flag Square on November 17, 2007 and it was founded on December 30, 2007 in the territory of Bayil settlement of Baku near the Naval Base. President Ilham Aliyev attended the foundation ceremony. This place allowed the National Flag to be seen from different parts of the capital. The flagstaff height is 162m, diameter of its basis 3,2m, and the top part - 1,09m. Design gross weight is 220 tons. The National Flag of 70m length and 35m width was installed in 2450 square-meter area of 20000 square-meter square. The flag weighs 350 kg. On May 29, 2010 organization "Guinness Book of Records" confirmed that the flagstaff of national flag of Azerbaijan is the highest in the world. Gold-plate bronze national symbol of the Republic of Azerbaijan, text of the national anthem and Azerbaijanâ€™s map were installed in the square. The National Flag Museum was established there.