Kurdish flag

Herausgegeben:Miller, Frederic P.; Vandome, Agnes F.; McBrewster, John

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Produktbeschreibung

The Flag of Kurdistan Kurdish: Alaya Kurdistanê also called Alay Rengîn first appeared during the Kurdish independence movement from the Ottoman Empire. It is said to have been created in the 1920s by the organisation of Xoybûn. An earlier version of this flag was flown by the break-away Republic of Ararat in Turkey during the period 1927-1931. It was later the flag of the Soviet-backed Kurdish state known as the Republic of Mahabad in 1946. It is flown by the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraqi Kurdistan. The flag is banned in Syria. The main Kurdish characteristic of the flag is the blazing golden sun emblem at the center, which is an ancient religious and cultural symbol among the Kurds. The sun disk of the emblem has 21 rays, equal in size and shape. The number 21 holds importance in the ancient Yazdani religious traditions of the Kurds. The Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq, which has used this tricolor flag for more than a half century, explains the symbolism of the colors as following: Red symbolizes the blood of Kurdish martyrs and the continued struggle for Kurdish freedom and dignity

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• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 108
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786130776022
• ISBN-10: 6130776020
• Artikelnr.: 29025969