Flag of Jewish Autonomous Oblast
- Flag of Jewish Autonomous Oblast
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.
History
The rainbow flag design was adopted during October 1996. [ [http://www.flags-of-the-world.net/flags/ru-yev.html flag of Jewish Autonomous Region (Russia) flags ] ]
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. [(Russian) http://www.eao.ru/?p=5 ( [http://translate.google.com/translate?sourceid=navclient&hl=en&u=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2eeao%2eru%2f%3fp%3d5 English translation] )]
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."
See also
Notes and references
External links
* http://www.eao.ru/eng/ – Official State site
** [http://www.eao.ru/eng/?p=343 Jewish Autonomous State Symbols]
* [http://www.flags-of-the-world.net/flags/ru-yev.html Flags of the World – Description]
Related articles
* Coat of arms of Jewish Autonomous Oblast
* Rainbow flag
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