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Flags of daghestanian ethnic groups (Russia)

Last modified: 2005-08-26 by antonio martins
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Presentation of daghestanian ethnic groups

In Daghestan live about 35 different ethnic groups. Some of these peoples have their own flags.
António Martins, Nov 1998


Flag of the Nogai people

[Flag of Nogai people]
image by Jaume Ollé, 28 Oct 1996

The beast portraited, flying lion with dog’s head, sure fits the description of Chelyabinsk/Bashkir simargl — and though Daghestan (where the Nogai dwell) is some 1500 km SW of Chelyabinsk region, there may be a connection, as both Nogay and Bashkir (the second largest ethnical group in Chelyabinsk region, after the Russians) are (western) turkic (slim connection, shared with eight other proples of the Russian Federation, but who knows…).
António Martins, 26 Dec 2002


Flag of the Kumukh people

[Flag of Kumukh people]
image by António Martins, 08 Jan 2003, from http://cpekacar.sitemynet.com/anadagkum.htm

I’ve just seen on the french-german cultural TV channel Arte a documentary about Daghestan, in which the flag of nationalist movement of Kumukh people was shown (interview of its leader, with a big flag on the wall and a table flag in front of him). The emblem on the flag is white outlined black; the three “beasts” are linked together (as in the emblem of Isle of Man), and the circle in the center is is the border of zone where the three beasts join in one. In the center of the circle, crescent and star, white outlined black.
Olivier Touzeau, 16 Mar 2000

On http://cpekacar.sitemynet.com/anadagkum.htm, there are pics of Kumukh Arms, which are actually the flag with somewhat different colors from this one.
Michael K. Renalds, 01 Jul 2002

I believe that several patterns exist; the basic design is what all people agree.
Jaume Ollé, 22 Nov 2002

Green bottom stripe

White emblem