Flag of Murmansk Oblast explained

Flag of the Murmansk Oblast
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Proportion:	2:3
Adoption:	July 1, 2004
Design:	2 unequal strips of blue on top and red on bottom, with an aurora in the middle of blue strip
Designer:	P. Abarin

The Flag of the Murmansk Oblast of Russia consists of two horizontal bands of blue and red, the blue being four times wider than the red. Within the blue is a stylized yellow aurora, which takes up two fifths of the width of the flag.^[1] The aurora represents the fact that the Murmansk Oblast is north of the Arctic Circle. The blue represents beauty and greatness, and the red represents courage and strength.^[2] The flag is the winner of a design contest which was officially adopted on July 1, 2004.^[3]

Other flags

Administrative divisions

!Flag!Date!Use!Description

	?–Present	Flag of Severomorsk
	1998–Present	Flag of Zaozyorsk
	?–1998
	?–Present	Flag of Vidyayevo
	?–Present	Flag of Apatity
	?–Present	Flag of Monchegorsk
	?–Present	Flag of Olenegorsk
	?–Present	Flag of Kovdorsky District
	?–Present	Flag of Kandalakshsky District
	?–Present	Flag of Pechengsky District
	?–Present	Flag of Tersky District

Others

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–Present	Flag of Alakurtti
	?–Present	Flag of Kandalaksha
	2003–Present	Flag of Kola
	?–2003
	?–Present	Flag of Polyarny
	?–Present	Flag of Teriberka
	?–Present	Flag of Zelenoborsky
	?–Present	Flag of Zapolyarny

Notes and References

1. Web site: Флаг Мурманской области Геральдика.ру. 2021-02-16. geraldika.ru.
2. Web site: 2004-05-29. Символика. 2021-02-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20040529035709/http://gov.kolaland.ru/hierarhy.asp?page=./45300/45301. 2004-05-29.
3. Book: About the coat of arms and the flag of the Murmansk region. en.