Flag of Jewish Autonomous Oblast

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Flag of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia
Flag of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia

The Flag of Jewish Autonomous Oblast is the flag of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, which is situated in the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia.

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[edit] History

The rainbow flag design was adopted during October 1996.[1]

[edit] Design and meaning

The flag consists of a rainbow on a white background, with seven narrow horizontal colored stripes: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and blue. The flag's aspect ratio is 2:3.

The seven colored stripes are centered vertically and regularly spaced; they have a height each equal to 1/40 of the total flag's height, and are separated by a thin spacing equal to 1/120 of the total flag's height. [2]

The seven colours symbolise the branches of a menorah. The Oblast's website states that, "the horizontal axis is located a color strip symbolizing a rainbow."

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ flag of Jewish Autonomous Region (Russia) flags
  2. ^ (Russian) http://www.eao.ru/?p=5 (English translation)

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