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Use | National flag |
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Proportion | 1:2 |
Adopted | 2 June 1992 |
Design | A horizontal tricolour of red, blue, and orange with a white sideways zig-zag chevron in the fly |
![]() The national flag of Armenia, which was used in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic until 1992 | |
Use | Historical |
Proportion | 1:2 |
Adopted | September 2, 1991 |
Relinquished | 1 June 1992 |
Design | A horizontal tricolour of red, blue, and orange |
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On 2 June 1992, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), a former breakaway state in the South Caucasus region, adopted a flag derived from the flag of Armenia, to which a white, five-toothed, stepped carpet pattern is added, beginning at the two verges of the flag's fly and meeting at a point equal to one-third of the distance from that side.[1] The NKR was renamed the Republic of Artsakh in 2017 after a referendum and retained the flag. Following an Azerbaijani offensive on 19 September 2023, Artsakh agreed to dissolve itself by 1 January 2024.[2] However, Samvel Shahramanyan said that there was no official document stipulating the dissolution of government institutions, implying that the republic may continue as a government in exile.[3] As of 21 July 2024, the government of Artsakh is currently in exile in Yerevan.[4]