NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Flag of Kazakhstan

The current flag of Kazakhstan was adopted on June 4, 1992. It consists of a sky-blue background, with a steppe eagle beneath a golden sun with 32 rays in the centre, and a web-like pattern running down the left-hand side. Image File history File links Flag_of_Kazakhstan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kazakhstan. ... Image File history File links FIAV_111100. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Binomial name Aquila nipalensis (Hodgson, 1833) The Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) is a large bird of prey. ...

The pattern represents the art and cultural traditions of the old khanate and the Kazakh people. The light blue background stands for the various Turkic peoples that make up the present-day population of the country, including the Tatars, Mongols, Uyghurs and others. Among these peoples blue has a religious significance, representing the sky god Gök-Tanry, "the eternal wide blue sky"; a more modern interpretation is that the sky blue background stands for Kazakhstan's broad skies, and for freedom. For the Star Trek character see Khan Noonien Singh. ... Turkic peoples are Northern and Central Eurasian peoples who speak languages belonging to the Turkic family, and who, in varying degrees, share certain cultural and historical traits. ... Tatars (Tatar: Tatarlar/Ð¢Ð°Ñ‚Ð°Ñ€Ð»Ð°Ñ€) (Persian: ØªØ§ØªØ§Ø±) is a collective name applied to the Turkic people of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. ... The Mongols are an ethnic group that originated in what is now Mongolia, Russia, and China, particularly Inner Mongolia. ... The Uyghur (Uyghur: Ø¦Û‡ÙŠØºÛ‡Ø±; Turkish: Uygur; Simplified Chinese: ç»´å¾å°”; Traditional Chinese: ç¶å¾çˆ¾; Pinyin: WÃ©iwÃºÄ›r) are a Turkic people, forming one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the Peoples Republic of China. ... Blue is any of a number of similar colors. ... The cross of the war memorial and a menorah for Hanukkah coexist in Oxford. ... Michelangelos depiction of God in the painting Creation of the Sun and Moon in the Sistine Chapel Krishna, the eighth incarnation of Vishnu, one of the manifestations of the ultimate reality or God in Hinduism This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... Tengri is the god of the old Turkic and Altaic religion named Tengriism. ...

The golden eagle is associated with the empire of Genghis Khan, who ruled Kazakhstan under a blue banner with such an eagle on it; thus, it is a reminder of the proud history of the people who form the modern nation of Kazakhstan. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Genghis Khan (c. ...

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