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02 September 2010 [15:10] - Today.Az
The National Flag Square was inaugurated in a solemn ceremony in Baku on Sept. 1.
The flag was brought into the square on the shoulders of Azerbaijani soldiers.
The square covers an area of 60 hectares, and its upper part - 31,000 square meters.
Construction work was carried out by local and foreign specialists based on a special project.
The height of the flagpole is 162 meters, the diameter of its base – 3.2 meters, and the upper part – 1.09 meters.
The total weight of the construction is 220 tons. The width of the flag is 35 meters, length - 70 meters, total area – 2,450 square meters, and weight - about 350 kilograms. On May 29, 2010, "Guinness Book of Records” confirmed that the flagpole of the national flag of Azerbaijan is the highest in the world.
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