Flag of Buryatia

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The Flag of Buryatia is the official tricolour banner of the Russian republic of Buryatia, featuring blue, white, and yellow horizontal stripes with a traditional Buddhist Soyombo symbol that reflects the region’s cultural and historical identity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flag
regional flag
state symbol
adoptedOn 1992-10-29
adoptionYear 1992
belongsTo subnational flags of Russia
blueSymbolism Baikal waters
sky
bottomStripeColor yellow
category Flags introduced in 1992
Flags of federal subjects of Russia
color blue
white
yellow
country Russia
design horizontal tricolour
legalStatus defined by law of the Republic of Buryatia
middleStripeColor white
previousFlag flag of the Buryat ASSR
proportion 1:2
represents Republic of Buryatia NERFINISHED
representsCulture Buddhism NERFINISHED
Buryat people NERFINISHED
Mongolic heritage
representsRegion Lake Baikal region NERFINISHED
Siberia NERFINISHED
scriptDirection none
shape rectangular
status official flag
stripeCount 3
symbol Soyombo symbol NERFINISHED
symbolColor yellow
symbolOrigin Mongolian Soyombo symbol NERFINISHED
symbolPosition hoist side
upper blue stripe
symbolType Buddhist Soyombo symbol
topStripeColor blue
usedBy Government of the Republic of Buryatia NERFINISHED
Parliament of the Republic of Buryatia NERFINISHED
Republic of Buryatia NERFINISHED
official institutions of Buryatia
usedSince 1992
whiteSymbolism peace
purity
yellowSymbolism Buddhism
prosperity

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Republic of Buryatia flag Flag of Buryatia