Jaettehjort@lemmy.worldM to Vexillology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoToday is the anniversary of the independence of Turkmenistan in 1991. Soon after, a new flag was adopted. With its carpet patterns, Turkmenistan possibly has the world's most complex national flagplus-squareupload.wikimedia.orgimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageToday is the anniversary of the independence of Turkmenistan in 1991. Soon after, a new flag was adopted. With its carpet patterns, Turkmenistan possibly has the world's most complex national flagplus-squareupload.wikimedia.orgJaettehjort@lemmy.worldM to Vexillology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Jaettehjort@lemmy.worldM to Vexillology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoTIL that the stars on the Uzbekistani flag are arranged as to spell "Allah" in Arabic script (الله)images2.imgbox.comimagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageTIL that the stars on the Uzbekistani flag are arranged as to spell "Allah" in Arabic script (الله)images2.imgbox.comJaettehjort@lemmy.worldM to Vexillology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Jaettehjort@lemmy.worldM to Vexillology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoOn this day, August 21, 1415, the North African city Ceuta was conquered by Portuguese forces. Nowadays the city is Spanish, but its flag still looks very much Portuguese.plus-squareupload.wikimedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkOn this day, August 21, 1415, the North African city Ceuta was conquered by Portuguese forces. Nowadays the city is Spanish, but its flag still looks very much Portuguese.plus-squareupload.wikimedia.orgJaettehjort@lemmy.worldM to Vexillology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Jaettehjort@lemmy.worldM to Vexillology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoToday is the day of the Sámi flag. The flag is used by the Sámi people, an indigenous people living in the north of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.plus-squareupload.wikimedia.orgimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageToday is the day of the Sámi flag. The flag is used by the Sámi people, an indigenous people living in the north of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.plus-squareupload.wikimedia.orgJaettehjort@lemmy.worldM to Vexillology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Jaettehjort@lemmy.worldM to Vexillology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoFlags of the superstates in George Orwell's "1984".plus-squareimages2.imgbox.comimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageFlags of the superstates in George Orwell's "1984".plus-squareimages2.imgbox.comJaettehjort@lemmy.worldM to Vexillology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Jaettehjort@lemmy.worldM to Vexillology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agoOn this day, July 15, in 1099, crusaders conquered Jerusalem, leading to the establishment of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, which had this as its flag.upload.wikimedia.orgimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageOn this day, July 15, in 1099, crusaders conquered Jerusalem, leading to the establishment of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, which had this as its flag.upload.wikimedia.orgJaettehjort@lemmy.worldM to Vexillology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Jaettehjort@lemmy.world to Reclaimed By Nature@lemmy.world · 3 years agoCrows and magpies using anti-bird spikes to build nests, researchers findplus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkCrows and magpies using anti-bird spikes to build nests, researchers findplus-squarewww.theguardian.comJaettehjort@lemmy.world to Reclaimed By Nature@lemmy.world · 3 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
