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Flag of Galmudug State: Same as Somalia's national flag. 2009–2010: Flag of Galmudug State [11] 2010–2015: Flag of Galmudug State [12] [13] 2009– Flag of Puntland State: A horizontal tricolor of blue, white and green with a white star at the top. [14] [15] –2009: Flag of Puntland State: Same as Somalia's national flag. 2012–2017 2023 ...
Another variation is the orientation of the star, as many Somaliland flags have the star pointing the opposite direction from other flags. Most Somaliland flags are of the ratio 1:2. It is based on the official ratio of the Union Flag of the United Kingdom, the former colonial power. Pictures of flags on the internet and elsewhere often ...
As an ethnic flag, the five-pointed white Star of Unity in its center represents the areas where the Somali ethnic group form the majority: Djibouti, Somaliland (former British protectorate), the Somali region in Ethiopia, the North Eastern Province in Kenya, and Somalia (Italian Somaliland). [8] [9] However, the flag does not represent all the ...
Flag of Somalia. The flag of Somalia consists of a single white five-pointed star on a cyan field representing the five regions in which Somalis reside (at the time: British Somaliland, Italian Somaliland, French Somaliland, Ogaden and the north of Kenya [2]), making it also the ethnic flag of the Somali people.
The first emblem of British Somaliland. When the British annexed and occupied the area that encompasses Somaliland in 1903, they established a protectorate and made it part of the British Empire. The British developed a flag for the region and also an emblem. The emblem featured a white disc with an image of a Kudu, one of the main antelopes in ...
Somaliland broke away from Somalia in 1991 but has not gained widespread international recognition for independence. It has been mostly peaceful while Somalia has undergone civil war.
National symbols of Somaliland (1 C, 6 P) F. Flags of Somalia (9 P) O. Orders, decorations, and medals of Somalia (2 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Somalia"
The breakaway region of Somaliland said it has no plans to discuss unity with Somalia, appearing to contradict Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni who said he would act as a "unification mediator ...