Flag of Tajikistan
Three horizontal stripes of red, white and green, with a wider white stripe in the middle holding a gold crown under an arch of seven gold stars.
At a glance
- Adopted
- November 24, 1992
- Shape (height : width)
- 1:2
- Capital
- Dushanbe
- Continent
- Asia
- Colours
- red
- white
- green
- gold
What it means
- Red: the unity of the nation
- White: cotton, the country's main crop, and the snow and ice of its high mountains
- Green: the fertile valleys, which cover only a small part of this very mountainous country, and nature's gifts
- Crown: officially sovereignty and the Tajik people; people often say the name "Tajik" comes from a Persian word for crown, but that is disputed
- Seven stars: often explained as friendship among peoples; seven is also a number of perfection and happiness in Persian tradition
Where it came from
The flag was adopted on 24 November 1992, a year after independence from the Soviet Union, and was designed by Zuhur Habibullaev. It kept the colours and the long 1:2 shape of the Soviet-era flag of the Tajik republic, but dropped the hammer and sickle and added the crown and stars.
The stripes are 2, 3 and 2 parts tall, so the white stripe is one and a half times as wide as the others.
History
From 1953 the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic used a red flag with white and green stripes and the Soviet hammer, sickle and star. Tajikistan became independent on 9 September 1991 and was the last former Soviet country to adopt a new flag. Tajikistan celebrates 24 November as Flag Day.
Fun facts
- From 2011 to 2014 Tajikistan had the tallest flagpole in the world, 165 metres high, in Dushanbe.
- The flag is twice as long as it is tall.
- It was the last former Soviet republic to get a new flag.
- Its colours are the same as Iran's but in the reverse order.
Easy to mix up with
Hungary
IranQuestions
What does the flag of Tajikistan look like?
Three horizontal stripes of red, white and green, with a wider white stripe in the middle holding a gold crown under an arch of seven gold stars.
What do the colours and symbols on the flag of Tajikistan mean?
Red: the unity of the nation; White: cotton, the country's main crop, and the snow and ice of its high mountains; Green: the fertile valleys, which cover only a small part of this very mountainous country, and nature's gifts; Crown: officially sovereignty and the Tajik people; people often say the name "Tajik" comes from a Persian word for crown, but that is disputed; Seven stars: often explained as friendship among peoples; seven is also a number of perfection and happiness in Persian tradition.
When was the flag of Tajikistan adopted?
The current flag of Tajikistan was adopted on November 24, 1992.
What colours are on the flag of Tajikistan?
The flag of Tajikistan uses red, white, green and gold.
Which flag is easy to mix up with the flag of Tajikistan?
It is easy to mix up with the flag of Hungary. Hungary has red, white and green stripes of equal width and no crown
Famous landmarks in Tajikistan
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Sources
- en.wikipedia.org
- crwflags.com
- Flag picture: flagcdn.com (Wikimedia Commons)