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Aghin Buriatia (Russia)

Agin-Bura^tia^

Last modified: 2002-12-20 by antonio martins
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[Flag of Aghin Buriatia]
by Gvido Petersens and António Martins, 19 Apr 2000
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Presentation of Aghin Buriatia

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  • Name (english): Aghin Buriatia • (russian, short form): Агин-Бурятия | Agin-Burâtiâ • (russian, long form): Агинский Бурятский автономный округ | Aginskiĭ Burâtskiĭ avtonomnyĭ okrug
  • Local official language: Buryat
  • Capital (russian): Агинское | Aginskoe • (english): Aghinskoe
  • Area: 19 000 km2 (≅7 300 sq.mi.) • Population: 79 100 inhabitants in 2000
  • Status: Autonomous District (автономный округ | avtonomnyĭ okrug) within Chita Region
  • Federal District: Siberia • Economic region: East Siberia
  • License plate code: 80 • Ham radio code: AB • ISO 3166-2 code: AGB
  • Flag adopted on unkn. date • Coat of arms adopted on unkn. date

Description of the flag

In Vexilologie 120 [vex] there is an article by Mikhail Revnivtsev about some Russian regional flags [rev01]. It says the flag ratio 2:3, all stripes are equally wide (i.e., the yellow hoist stripe = 2/9 of flag length), the soyombo emblem is dark blue (i.e., there are two different shades of blue!) and is simpler than that on the flag of Buryat Republic: the flame emblem is simple, drop-like. Symbols were adopted in 1996 (December 10).
Jan Zrzavy, 17 Jul 2001

All these three flags (Mongolia’s, Buryatia’s and Agin Buryatia's) show soyonboes.
António Martins, 05 Sep 2000

Incorrect depiction

[Flag of Aghin Buriatia]
by Gvido Petersens and António Martins, 19 Apr 2000

According to Atlas Mira [mir00], the soyombo is identical to the one on the Buryatian flag (vertically elongated, and not “chubby”).
António Martins, 19 Apr 2000

Former flag?

[Former flag of Aghin Buriatia]
by Zeljko Heimer, 28 Apr 2000

This flag is listed under number 124 at the chart Flags of Aspirant Peoples [eba94] as: «Agu”n Buryatia - South Siberia». With upper green and yellow stripes twice narrower than the lower green stripes. Might be erroneous, since Ust-Ordu”n Buryatia is represented with equal stripes in the chart.
Ivan Sache, 15 Sep 1999

Adopted Jun 12 1992.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 27 Jan 2000

Is any particular reason or reasons why those flag design pattern are that similar to each other?

Nozomi Kariyasu, 27 Jan 2000