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UAE set to mark Flag Day on November 3Flags are due to be raised at government buildings, schools, universities, homes and workplaces across all seven emirates.
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- Observed since 2013, Flag Day falls annually on November 3, marking the late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s accession as UAE president.
- The late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan first raised the flag on December 2, 1971, during the federation’s declaration.
- The design was created by Abdullah Mohammed Al Maeena; the Dubai Protocol Department says about 1,030 designs were submitted and six shortlisted.
- For vertical displays on buildings, the red stripe must be at the top and the black stripe to the viewer’s left.
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