Flag of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Use	Civil flag
Proportion	1:2
Adopted	1918, with modifications in 1991
Design	A horizontal tricolor of blue, red and green

The flag of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan bayrağı) is one of the national symbols of Azerbaijan and consists of three equal horizontal bands, from top: blue, red, and green; a white crescent and an eight-pointed star are centered in the red band.^[1] The official colours and size were adopted on February 5, 1991.^[2] The flag is used on land as the civil, state and war flag, and at sea as the civil, state and naval ensign and naval jack. The specific shades of the national flag were laid out in a 2004 law.^[3]

The Cyan blue color at the top of the flag stands for Azerbaijan’s Turkic heritage, the red in the middle stands for Azerbaijan’s desire to create a modern society and the green at the bottom of the flag symbolizes Azerbaijan’s Islamic civilization. ^[4] The eight point star on Azerbaijan’s flag stands for the eight original Turkic peoples - the Azerbaijani’s, Ottomans, Jagatais, Tatars, Kazakhs, Kipchaks, Seljuqs and the Turkmen. ^[5]

1. ↑ Complete Flags of The World, 1997, page 172, Dorling Kindersley
2. ↑ "The Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the United Nations". Archived from the original on 2006-05-14. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
3. ↑ "New Page 1". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
4. ↑ "State Symbols » AZERBAIJAN » Official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic". president.az. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
5. ↑ "Flag of Azerbaijan | Colors, Meaning & History | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-06-23.