Yamal (Russia)

Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Last modified: 2021-07-17 by valentin poposki
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Ямало-Ненецкий автономный округ

• Presentation of Yamal
• Description of the flag
• Salekhard

• Subdivisions of Yamal
• Tyumen Region
• Russia
• Russian subnational flags (overview of the subdivisions, list of federation “subjects” and clickable map)
• Siberia

• Yamal flag at the official website
  reported by Dov Gutterman, 28 Jan 2002

Presentation of Yamal

(Note: You need an Unicode-aware software and font to correctly view the Cyrillic text on this page. See here transliteration details).

• Name (English): Yamal • (Russian, short form): Ямал | Âmal • (Russian, long form): Ямало-Ненецский автономный округ | Âmalo-Neneckiĭ avtonomnyĭ okrug
• Local official language: Nentsi
  
• Capital (Russian): Салехард | Saleqard • (English): Salekhard • (former name): Obdorsk | Обдорск (<1933)
• Area: 750 300 km² (!289 600 sq.mi.) • Population: 496 700 inhabitants in 2000
• Status: Autonomous District (автономный округ | avtonomnyĭ okrug) within Tyumen Region
• Federal District: Ural • Economic region: West Siberia
• License plate code: 89 • Ham radio code: JN • ISO 3166-2 code: YAN
• Flag adopted on 1996.11.28 • Coat of arms adopted on unkn. date

"Yamal" is a toponym, Yamal Peninsula, added to the name of the territory to distinguish it from the previously created Nenetsia proper: Yamalo-Nenetsia was set up in 1930.
António Martins, 11 March 2000

Description of the flag

I just noticed that each element of the white pattern on the Yamalo-Nenets flag is indeed a squarish representation of that distinct Tyumen Crown.
António Martins, 02 May 2000

The flag of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug can be seen at:
https://fedpress.ru/news/89/policy/2340398
http://www.yamal-sport.ru/news/view/458
Tomislav Šipek, 19 February 2020

Salekhard

image by Tomislav Šipek, 19 February 2020

The flag of Salekhard, Capital of Yamalo-Nenets AO is banner of arms.
https://socbeat.gdn/trend-overview/%D1%8F%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B4

Tomislav Šipek, 19 February 2020