The Day of the State Flag of Azerbaijan ( az, Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Bayrağı Günü) is a national holiday in

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

that is celebrated annually on November 9. State Flag Day was established in 2009 by order of President

Ilham Aliyev Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev ( az, İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, ; born 24 December 1961) is the fourth president of Azerbaijan, serving in the post since 31 October 2003. The son and second child of the former Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev, ...

to commemorate the anniversary of adoption of "The Tricolour Flag" ( az, Üçrəngli bayraq) as the flag of the

Azerbaijan Democratic Republic The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic), or simply as Azerbaijan in Paris Peace Conference, 1919–1920,''Bulletin d'Information de l'Azerbaidjan'', No. I, September 1, 1919, pp. 6–7''125 H.C.Debs.'', 58., February 24, 1920, p. 1467. Caucasian Az ...

in 1918. It has been celebrated as a non-working public holiday ever since.

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*In 2010, a ceremony was held on

National Flag Square The National Flag Square ( az, Dövlət Bayrağı Meydanı) is a large city square off Neftchiler Avenue in Bayil, Baku, Azerbaijan. The National Flag Square covers overall. The area of the upper part is . The square features the state symbol ...

in Baku for the holiday. *2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the Azeri flag. In

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, the Youth and Sports Department jointly organized an event entitled "The Eternal Pin of Independence". The Youth Union of the

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City Branch of the

New Azerbaijan Party The New Azerbaijan Party ( az, Yeni Azərbaycan Partiyası, YAP) is the ruling political party in Azerbaijan, founded on 21 November 1992 under the leadership of Heydar Aliyev. After his election as President of Azerbaijan on 3 October 1993, and ...

organized a march "One flag for everyone" on the occasion. *In 2019, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu commemorated the day with a joint video with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister

Elmar Mammadyarov Elmar Maharram oghlu Mammadyarov ( az, Elmar Məhərrəm oğlu Məmmədyarov), born July 2, 1960) is an Azerbaijani diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan between 7 April 2004 and 16 July 2020. Mammadyarov speaks Russia ...

in which he said that "The freedom, future and prosperity f Turkey and Azerbaijanare connected to one another". At the same time, 9 November was declared to be Azerbaijani State Flag Day in the US state of

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. *On the holiday in 2020, the Ukrainian Honorary Consulate was opened in the city of

Shamakhi Shamakhi ( az, Şamaxı, ) is a city in Azerbaijan and the administrative centre of the Shamakhi District. The city's estimated population was 31,704. It is famous for its traditional dancers, the Shamakhi Dancers, and also for perhaps giving it ...

and was also illuminated the colors of the Azerbaijani flag.

2020 war celebrations

The 2020 celebrations of the holiday were held in connection with the Azerbaijani victory in the Battle of Shusha, in which the

Azerbaijani Army The Azerbaijani Armed Forces ( az, Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri) were re-established according to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Armed Forces from 9 October 1991. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) had originally formed ...

recaptured of the city of

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during the

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict in 2020 that took place in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, the surrounding territories. It was a major escalation of ...

. Azerbaijani ambassador to Pakistan Ali Alizadaon tweeted a picture of the flags of Azerbaijan,

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and

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, saying that National Flag Day was "incomplete" without the flags of those two countries, as a sign of respect for the involvement of those two countries in the war. Since 2020, the day before State Flag Day has been commemorated as

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{{Public holidays in Azerbaijan November observances 2009 establishments in Azerbaijan Public holidays in Azerbaijan Autumn events in Azerbaijan

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2020 war celebrations

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