Wednesday, Sep 22, 2010
Gulf News
Eight tonnes of fabric with cedar design will be unfurled in Beirut next month
Manama A giant Lebanese flag, said to be the largest in the world, is to be unfurled in Beirut next month, Lebanon’s ambassador to Kuwait has said.
The flag, which measures 325 metres long and 202 metres wide, was made in Kuwait under the supervision of Lebanese entrepreneur Ashraf Makram.
“The 65,650-square-metre flag is a testament to the unity of Lebanon,” Ambassador Bassam Al Naamani said. “The initial plan was to have a 25,000-square-metre flag, but when we heard that another country was planning to produce a 60,000 square metre flag, we decided to upgrade ours to 65,650 square metres,” he said.
The Lebanese flag comprises two horizontal red stripes enveloping a horizontal white stripe with a green cedar in the middle. “The area of the cedar on the record-breaking flag is 10,452 square metres, a reference to Lebanon’s area of 10,452 square kilometres,” the ambassador said.
Makram said that the flag-unfurling ceremony on October 10 would celebrate the Lebanese Army’s 15th birthday.
Four months were needed to produce the eight-tonne flag at a school in Kuwait, he said.
matter of pride
The 65,650-square?-metre flag is a testament to the unity of Lebanon.”
Bassam Al Naamani
Lebanon’s ambassador to Kuwait
By Habib Toumi ?Bahrain Bureau Chief
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