Flag of Puntland
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The Flag of Puntland is the official banner of the autonomous Puntland State of Somalia, featuring horizontal blue, white, and green stripes with a white star symbolizing its Somali identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Puntland canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4729589 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of Puntland Context triple: [Puntland, hasFlag, Flag of Puntland]
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A.
Flag of Djibouti
The Flag of Djibouti is a national flag featuring light blue and green horizontal bands with a white triangle at the hoist bearing a red five-pointed star, symbolizing unity, peace, and the country’s independence.
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B.
Flag of Eritrea
The Flag of Eritrea is a distinctive tricolour of green, red, and blue with a gold olive wreath and branch emblem, symbolizing the nation’s struggle for independence, agricultural richness, and aspiration for peace.
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C.
Flag of Morocco
The Flag of Morocco is a red field with a green five-pointed star at its center, symbolizing the nation’s Islamic heritage and unity under the Alaouite monarchy.
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D.
Flag of Tunisia
The Flag of Tunisia is a red field featuring a white circle with a red crescent and five-pointed star, symbolizing the country’s Islamic heritage and national identity.
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E.
Flag of Aceh
The Flag of Aceh is a regional banner used by the Indonesian province of Aceh, symbolizing its distinct historical, cultural, and political identity within the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of Puntland Target entity description: The Flag of Puntland is the official banner of the autonomous Puntland State of Somalia, featuring horizontal blue, white, and green stripes with a white star symbolizing its Somali identity.
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A.
Flag of Djibouti
The Flag of Djibouti is a national flag featuring light blue and green horizontal bands with a white triangle at the hoist bearing a red five-pointed star, symbolizing unity, peace, and the country’s independence.
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B.
Flag of Eritrea
The Flag of Eritrea is a distinctive tricolour of green, red, and blue with a gold olive wreath and branch emblem, symbolizing the nation’s struggle for independence, agricultural richness, and aspiration for peace.
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C.
Flag of Morocco
The Flag of Morocco is a red field with a green five-pointed star at its center, symbolizing the nation’s Islamic heritage and unity under the Alaouite monarchy.
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D.
Flag of Tunisia
The Flag of Tunisia is a red field featuring a white circle with a red crescent and five-pointed star, symbolizing the country’s Islamic heritage and national identity.
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E.
Flag of Aceh
The Flag of Aceh is a regional banner used by the Indonesian province of Aceh, symbolizing its distinct historical, cultural, and political identity within the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag
ⓘ
regional flag ⓘ |
| adopted | 1998 ⓘ |
| adoptionContext | declaration of the Puntland State of Somalia ⓘ |
| blueSymbolism |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Somali people ⓘ |
| bottomStripeColour | green ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Somalia
ⓘ
Regional flags of Africa ⓘ |
| ceremonialUse | used in official ceremonies of Puntland ⓘ |
| colour |
blue
ⓘ
green ⓘ white ⓘ |
| country |
Puntland State of Somalia
ⓘ
linked to:
Puntland
|
| design | horizontal tricolour ⓘ |
| governmentUse | flown on public buildings in Puntland ⓘ |
| greenSymbolism |
Islam
ⓘ
fertility of the land ⓘ |
| middleStripeColour | white ⓘ |
| pattern | three horizontal stripes ⓘ |
| proportion | 2:3 ⓘ |
| region | Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| relatedFlag | Flag of Somalia ⓘ |
| represents |
Puntland State of Somalia
ⓘ
linked to:
Puntland
Somali identity of Puntland ⓘ autonomous region of Puntland ⓘ
linked to:
Puntland
|
| scriptUsage | often displayed with Latin and Arabic inscriptions in official contexts ⓘ |
| starColour | white ⓘ |
| starPosition | center of blue stripe ⓘ |
| status | official flag ⓘ |
| symbol | white five-pointed star ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Somali identity
ⓘ
connection to Somalia ⓘ natural resources of Puntland ⓘ peace ⓘ |
| topStripeColour | blue ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of Puntland
ⓘ
Puntland State of Somalia ⓘ
linked to:
Puntland
people of Puntland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flag of Puntland Description of subject: The Flag of Puntland is the official banner of the autonomous Puntland State of Somalia, featuring horizontal blue, white, and green stripes with a white star symbolizing its Somali identity.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.