Jubaland Jubaland ( so, Jubbaland, ar, , it, Oltregiuba), the Juba Valley ( so, Dooxada Jubba) or Azania ( so, Asaaniya, ar, ), is a Federal Member State in southern Somalia. Its eastern border lies east of the Jubba River, stretching from Gedo t ...

has had a wide array of flags in its modern history, ranging from that during its

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Province of Jubaland era, during the transitionary Trans-juba period of Jubaland, as well as the current Jubaland's federal state flag.

British East Africa

During its period as a British East Africa province, Jubaland had a variation of the British blue ensign. File:Flag of Kenya (1895–1921).svg, Flag of British East Africa

Transitionary phase

Jubaland was in the transitionary phase of Trans-Juba for a total of 715 days, or one year, eleven months, and fifteen days, from the 15 July 1924 until 30th of June 1926: File:Oltre Giuba 1925 Sc2.jpg, Trans-juba Afterwards the Italian colonial flag with the emblematic crown was used: File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg, Italian colonial flag

British and UN administrative period

From 1941 until 1949 was the British administrative period after the British

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places vacated by the Italians in WW2: File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg, BMAS (British Military Administration of Somalia) Subsequently, the Stettinius

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of the United Nations flag, first erected in

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and which would later be embraced as Somalia's national flag, was adopted by Jubaland as well as Somalia during its

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. File:Flag of the United Nations.svg, United Nations Trust Territory

Contemporary assortment

During Jubaland's development phase various flags had been proposed, as well as the one used during the existence of the self-proclaimed Republic of Azania, which resembled the Russian flag. The current flag of Jubaland was adopted at a conference on 28 February 2013 at Kismayo. There is also a sub-federal level flag for

Gedo Gedo ( so, Gedo, Maay: ''Gethy'', ar, جيذو, it, Ghedo or ''Ghedu'') is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in Jubaland, southern Somalia. Its regional capital is Garbahaarreey. It was created in 1974 and is bordered by the Ogaden in E ...

.Zakaria Yusuf & Claire Elder
Jubaland in Jeopardy: The Uneasy Path to State-Building in Somalia
" International Crisis Group. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2020. File:Flag of Jubaland.svg, First adopted Jubaland flag File:Flag of Azania.svg, Jubaland (interim Azania period; see Flag of Azania) File:Flag of Jubaland (Somalia).svg, Current Jubaland flag File:Gedo Flag.png, Flag of

References

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