National Flag Square

Large city square in Baku, Azerbaijan

National Flag Square

National Flag Square in 2024

Location within Baku

Native name| Dövlət Bayrağı Meydanı (Azerbaijani)
Type| Square
Maintained by| Mayoralty of Baku
Area| 60 hectares (150 acres)
Location| Baku, Azerbaijan
Coordinates| 40°20′39″N 49°50′42″E﻿ / ﻿40.3443°N 49.8449°E﻿ / 40.3443; 49.8449

The National Flag Square (Azerbaijani: Dövlət Bayrağı Meydanı) is a large city square off Neftchiler Avenue in Bayil, Baku, Azerbaijan. The National Flag Square covers 60 hectares (150 acres) overall. The area of the upper part[further explanation needed] is 3 hectares (7.4 acres). The square features[further explanation needed] the state symbols of Azerbaijan—the coat of arms and the anthem—and a map of the country.[1]

## History

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The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev laid the foundation stone for the National Flag Square near the naval base in Baku's Bayil settlement on 30 December 2007.[2] The project was developed by the US firm Trident Support and executed by Azerbaijan's Azenko company.[3] The National Flag Square was opened on 1 September 2010; president Aliyev attended the inauguration and raised the flag.[4][5] [6]

Baku Boulevard was extended to the National Flag Square and the Baku Crystal Hall for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.[7]

A flag measuring 35 by 70 metres (115 by 230 feet) flew on a free–standing flagpole in the square, 162 m (531 ft) high. The flagpole was confirmed as the world's tallest flagpole by the Guinness Book of Records upon its inauguration on 9 November 2010, but was soon overtaken by the 165-metre Dushanbe Flagpole in Tajikistan on 24 May 2011.[8][3] The flagpole in the square was the third tallest flagpole in the world.

In 2021, Turkey's “Çimtaş” company started making a new flagpole for Azerbaijan. The total height of the world's third highest flagpole platform installed in Baku have 191 meters. The mast will consist of 9 steel conical tube segments ranging from 5.7 m to 2 m in diameter, weighing between 230 tons and 13 tons, and a rotating segment that will be placed at the top. [9]

## Gallery

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* The national flag at the square in 2011

* Closer view of the national flag at the square in 2011

* President Ilham Aliyev visiting the square in 2013

* The closed square and dismounted flagpole in 2017

## See also

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* Baku Boulevard
* Architecture in Baku
* Martyrs' Lane

## References

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1. ^ Azerbaijani National Flag Square. Opening Ceremony.
2. ^ "Azerbaijani flag flies on world's tallest flagpole". news.az. Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
3. ^ a b "Azerbaijan: Baku welcomes the world's highest flag… and a strong wind". Globalvoicesonline. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
4. ^ "Azerbaijan celebrates National Flag Day". today.az. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
5. ^ "Azerbaijan marks Day of National Flag for the first time". Ictimai TV. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
6. ^ "Azerbaijan to erect – again – the world's tallest flagpole | Eurasianet".
7. ^ "National park to be extended until Eurovision song contest". news.az. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
8. ^ Abbasov, Rafael (29 May 2010). "Tallest unsupported flagpole". Guinness World Record. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
9. ^ "Azerbaijan to erect – again – the world's tallest flagpole | Eurasianet".

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Square of State Flag in Baku.

* Speech of the President of Azerbaijan at the inaugurational ceremony
* Azerbaijani National Flag Square. Opening Ceremony.

Records

Preceded by

Panmunjeom Flagpole

|  World's tallest flagpole
September 2010 - May 2011  | Succeeded by

Dushanbe Flagpole

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Baku landmarks

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* Old City
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* Maiden Tower
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* Heydar Aliyev International Airport
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* Azadliq Square
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