Flag of Kyrgyzstan
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| Use | Civil and state flag, national ensign |
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| Proportion | 3:5 |
| Adopted | March 3, 1992 |
| Design | A red field charged with a yellow sun with forty uniformly spaced rays; the sun is crossed by two sets of three lines |
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| Variant flag of Kyrgyzstan | |
| Use | Presidential Standard |
| Proportion | 3:5 |
| Design | A red field charged with the Coat of Arms in the centre |
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The flag of Kyrgyzstan was adopted on 3 March 1992 by the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan.[1][2] It consists of a red field with a yellow sun in the center having 40 uniformly spaced rays.[3] It has a proposition of 3:5.[2] On the obverse side the rays run counterclockwise, on the reverse, clockwise.[4] In the center of the sun is a red ring crossed by two sets of three lines, a stylized representation of the tündük (Kyrgyz: түндүк [tyndyk]), or crown of the traditional Kyrgyz yurt, a symbol also on the national emblem and replicated in many facets of Kyrgyz architecture.[3]
The red background of the flag symbolizes bravery and valor, the sun represents peace and wealth, and the tunduk signifies the family home or, by extension, the universe.[1][4] According to popular interpretations,[5] the sun's 40 rays represent the 40 Kyrgyz tribes unified against the Mongols by the epic hero Manas.[4]
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History
The flag was adopted on 3 March 1992 by the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan, making it one of the newest flags in the world at the time.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The flag and state emblems of Kyrgyzstan
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- ↑ Forty tribes and the 40-ray sun on the flag of Kyrgyzstan, the School of Russian and Asian Studies
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