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Azerbaijan`s tricolor raised to mark National Flag Day
Baku, November 9, AZERTAC
Hundreds of people gathered in the National Flag Square in Baku to watch a ceremony to raise Azerbaijan`s tricolor as the country marks National Flag Day.
According to the National Flag Square Complex Department under the Cabinet of Ministers, the flag was raised to a height of 162 metres.
The flag measures 70 by 35 meters and weights 350 kg.
Confirmed by the Guinness Book of Records, it flies on the tallest pole in the world. The square features the state symbols of Azerbaijan (the coat of arms and the anthem) and the map of the country.
The National Flag Square was officially opened by President Ilham Aliyev on September 1, 2010.