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flag of India

national flag of the Republic of India
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Summary

flag of India is a national flag[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of national flag entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,201 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: India[3]
  • Genre: horizontal triband[4]
  • Depicts: Ashoka Chakra[5], field[6]
  • Made from material: khādī[7]
  • Designed by: Surayya Tayyabji[8], Pingali Venkayya[9]
  • Part of: National symbols of India[10]
  • Commons category: Flags of India[11]
  • Color: orange[12], white[13], green[14], blue[15]
  • Unicode character: 🇮🇳[16]
  • Inception: July 22, 1947[17]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: India[18]
  • Official name: भारत का राष्ट्रीय ध्वज[19]
  • Nickname: The Tricolor[20], तिरंगा[21]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 3:2[22]
  • Has list: list of Indian flags[23]

Why It Matters

flag of India has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

India national flag

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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