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Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. The national flag of Nepal [a] is the world's only non-rectangular flag which is used as both the state and civil flag of a sovereign country. [2] The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennants, known as a double-pennon. Its crimson red is the symbol of bravery and it also represents the color ...
Flag Date Use Description Ref(s). 19th century Former flag of Nepal Double-pennon with sun and the crescent moon. [1] 1856—c. 1930 Former flag of Nepal Double-pennon with sun and the crescent moon edited with faces. [2] c. 1930—1962 Former flag of Nepal Double-pennon with sun and the crescent moon. [3] 1962—present National flag of Nepal
Flag of Nepal. The national flag of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालको झण्डा) is the world's only non-quadrilateral national flag. [2] The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennons, the vexillological word for a pennant. Its crimson red is the colour of the rhododendron, the country's national flower.
It contains the flag of Nepal, Mount Everest, green hills symbolising the hilly regions of Nepal and yellow colour symbolising the fertile Terai region, male and female hands joining to symbolise gender equality, and a garland of Rhododendron (the national flower) also called Lali Guransh (लाली गुराँश). Atop this is a white ...
L. Largest Human Flag of Nepal. Categories: Culture of Nepal. Flags by country. Flags of Asia. National symbols of Nepal. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
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Outline of Nepal. Nepal is a landlocked sovereign state in South Asia. The country is bordered to the north by China, and to the south, east, and west by India. The Himalayas in the country's northern region has eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including Mount Everest, called Sagarmatha in Nepali.
Nepal's flag is the only national flag in the world that is not rectangular in shape. [325] The constitution contains instructions for a Geometric Construction of the double-pennant flag. [ 326 ] According to its official description, the crimson in the flag stands for victory in war or courage, and is also the colour of the rhododendron .