{"id":55551,"date":"2026-10-26T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/?post_type=news&#038;p=55551"},"modified":"2026-10-23T17:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:40:19","slug":"new-record-kazakhstans-largest-flag-unfurled-at-mnu","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/en\/news\/new-record-kazakhstans-largest-flag-unfurled-at-mnu\/","title":{"rendered":"New Record: Kazakhstan\u2019s Largest Flag Unfurled at MNU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Students and faculty of Maqsut Narikbayev University (MNU) unfurled Kazakhstan\u2019s largest flag. The patriotic event was held in celebration of Republic Day.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The enormous flag, unfurled in front of the university building, is a candidate for inclusion in the Kazakhstan Book of Records. It covers an area of <strong>882 square metres<\/strong> and weighs approximately <strong>100 kilograms<\/strong>. The silk flag was produced at the initiative of the university\u2019s students.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/flag.jpg-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55543\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/flag.jpg-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/flag.jpg-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/flag.jpg-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/flag.jpg-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/flag.jpg-2048x1152.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>\u201cThe flag embodies our country\u2019s independence and symbolises the unity of our people. We are proud of our Republic. Kazakhstan is confidently moving forward and implementing large-scale, systematic reforms under the leadership of Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Over the past seven years, we have witnessed economic growth, the launch of new production facilities and the creation of jobs, significant investment in social development, science and youth, greater attention to environmental protection, and the advancement of digitalisation. We congratulate everyone on our national holiday, Republic Day, and wish our homeland continued prosperity,\u201d<\/em> said <strong>Talgat Narikbayev<\/strong>, Chairman of the MNU Management Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">During the flag-unfurling ceremony, the university\u2019s students and faculty sang the national anthem of Kazakhstan. Previously, the largest flag covered an area of 800 square metres. It was also unfurled annually during the <strong>MNU Student Initiation Ceremony<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">By unfurling the national flag, the university also expressed its support for the <strong>\u201cMenin Elim \u2013 Menin Tuyim\u201d<\/strong> (\u201cMy Country \u2013 My Flag\u201d) campaign launched by the Adilet party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u049a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u049b\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0493\u044b \u0435\u04a3 \u04af\u043b\u043a\u0435\u043d \u0442\u0443 | \u0421\u0430\u043c\u044b\u0439 \u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u043e\u0439 \u0444\u043b\u0430\u0433 \u041a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0445\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0430\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k5GPu6b-qis?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":55541,"template":"","news-cat":[47],"news_tag":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New Record: Kazakhstan\u2019s Largest Flag Unfurled at MNU - MNU<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/en\/news\/new-record-kazakhstans-largest-flag-unfurled-at-mnu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New Record: Kazakhstan\u2019s Largest Flag Unfurled at MNU - MNU\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Students and faculty of Maqsut Narikbayev University (MNU) unfurled Kazakhstan\u2019s largest flag. 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