Back Vlag van Azerbeidjan Afrikaans የአዘርባይጃን ሰንደቅ ዓላማ Amharic علم أذربيجان Arabic Bandera d'Azerbaixán AST Azərbaycan bayrağı Azerbaijani آذربایجان بایراغی AZB Әзербайжан флагы Bashkir Kobér Azerbaijan BAN Сцяг Азербайджана Byelorussian Сьцяг Азэрбайджану BE-X-OLD
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| Use | National flag and ensign    |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | 9 November 1918 (original design) 5 February 1991 (restored) 22 October 2013 (colours standardized)[1] |
| Design | A horizontal tricolour of bright blue, red, and green, with a white crescent and an eight-pointed star centred on a red band |
| Designed by | Ali bey Huseynzade |
The national flag of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan bayrağı), often referred to as the tricolour flag (üçrəngli bayraq), is a horizontal tricolour that features three equally sized bars of bright blue, red, and green; a white crescent; and a centred eight-pointed star. The flag has become the predominant and most recognizable symbol of Azerbaijan. The bright blue represents Azerbaijan's Turkic identity, the red represents progress, and the green represents Islam, which is Azerbaijan's majority religion.
The Azerbaijani Flag Day, held every year on 9 November, was established by Law No. 595 on 17 November 2009. The day commemorates the first official adoption of the tricolour as a national flag by the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, which occurred on 9 November 1918. The flag was used by the republic until the 1920 Soviet invasion of Azerbaijan. It was reinstated, with slight variations to the colours and size, on 5 February 1991 following the country's independence from the Soviet Union.
The flag is referred to in the national constitution and mentioned twice in the national anthem, Azərbaycan marşı. On land, the flag is used as the civil, state and war flag; at sea, it is used as the civil, state, naval ensigns, and the naval jack. The Azerbaijani law regulates the flag's use and display, protecting it from desecration. The flag also has official status in Nakhchivan, an autonomous republic within Azerbaijan.[2]
- ^ "Amendment to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on "Rules of Procedure for the Use of the National Flag of Azerbaijan"". National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 22 October 2013.
9.2. During the industrial preparation, editing, and printing of the National Flag of Azerbaijan, the Pantone 306C color of its blue color, the red color Pantone Red 032C, and the green color Pantone 362C.
- ^ "The Constitution of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic". Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. 30 September 2023.
Article 10. The symbols of Nakhchivan Autonomous State: The state symbols of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic are the state flag, emblem of the Azerbaijan Republic and the national anthem of the Azerbaijan Republic.