ONE PEOPLE ONE FLAG ONE KURDISTAN
The colours of the Kurdish Flag mean something
The National Flag Of Kurdistan
First introduced by the leaders of the Khoyboun, ("independence") movement to represent the Kurds in their struggle for Independence from the moribund Ottoman Empire. It was subsequently presented to the members of the international delegation at the Paris Peace Conference that devised a plan for Kurdish Independence as a part of the Treaty of Sèrves with Ottoman Turkey in 1920. Under the same flag the Khoyboun announced the formation of the first "Kurdish Government in Exile" in 1927 and fought a drawn-out war until 1932, in order to revive the Kurdish National Independence, lost since 1848.
In 1946 and the creation of the Republc of Kurdistan at Mehabad, the old "sunny flag" was adopted by its parliament as the official Flag of the Republic. Following these historic background, the National Flag is widely adopted in Kurdistan and has been set aloft by various Kurdish movements and entities in all sectors of the land.
The "sunny flag" has thus been consecrated by the blood of all Kurdish patriots of this and last century, from tens of thousands who fell in defending the independence movement under the Khoyon, to the President of the Republic of Kurdistan and his elected cabinet who were hanged in sight of this flag by the foe.
The flag was aloft when Dersim was immolated in 1938; it was aloft when wounded Kurds on stretchers were placed before the firing squads in 1980; it was aloft when Kurdish civilians were gassed in their thousands in cities and towns in 1988; it was aloft when millions were driven from their villages and towns that have been set alight since 1989.
It remains aloft everywhere today - years after the loss of Kurdish Independence - when Kurds are redoubling their perennial struggle to regain their dignity and equality with other nations by reviving their right to choose the course of their own future.
Description Of The Kurdish Flag
The National Flag of Kurdistan consists of a tricolor field and central emblem.
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The Kurdish flag has three horizontal bands. The upper band is red, the middle one white and the bottom band green. The width of the flag is two-thirds of the length.
The primary Kurdish characteristic of the flag is the golden sun emblem at the center. The sun emblem has a religious and cultural history among the Kurds, stretching into antiquity.
The sun disk of the emblem has 21 rays, equal in size and shape. The number 21 holds a primary importance in the native Yazdani religious tradition of the Kurds.
The sun appears in the exact centre of the flag.
The RED band stands for the Blood of the Martyrs
The WHITE band stands for Peace
The GREEN band stands for Kurdistan's Nature
The SUNBURST YELLOW sun at the heart of the flag stand for Light and Freedom
Official Colours
Red #FF0000
Sunburst Yellow #FCD116
White #FFFFFF
Green #009E49
