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Iraq / Kurdistan: The flag of Iraqi Kurdistan (1992 - )

Iraq / Kurdistan: The flag of Iraqi Kurdistan (1992 - )

The Flag of Kurdistan, also called Alaya Rengin ('The Colorful Flag') first appeared during the movement for Kurdish independence from the Ottoman Empire.

Consisting of a tricolor of red, white, and green horizontal bands with a yellow sun disk of 21 rays at its center, it is currently the official flag of the autonomous Kurdistan Region in Iraq, which is under the control of the Kurdistan Regional Government.

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