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Meaning of the Flag

The national flag of Azerbaijan, often referred to as the Tricolor flag (Azerbaijani: Üçrəngli Bayraq), is a horizontal tricolor 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 eight points of the star are also thought to stand for the eight Turkic peoples classified in pre-Soviet times: Azerbaijanis, Ottomans (Turks), Chagatais, Tatars, Kipchaks, Seljuks, and Turkomans.

Meaning of Flag Colors

The bright blue represents Azerbaijan's Turkic identity, the red represents progress, and the green represents Islam, which is Azerbaijan's majority religion.

Flag History

1. 1844
   The new flag was almost identical to the old Ottoman Empire flag, which also featured an eight-pointed star until 1844 when it was replaced by a five-pointed star.
2. 1918–1920
   

   Taking inspiration from the flag of the Ottoman Empire, the ADR adopted its first state flag on 21 June 1918, which depicted a white crescent and a white eight-pointed star on a red background.
3. 1952–1991
   

   While there in 1952, he made a copy of the ADR flag, which he later gave to his friend Gulmirza Baghirov.
4. 1920
   

   The flag was used by the republic until the 1920 Soviet invasion of Azerbaijan.
5. 1924–1927
   

   Flag in use 1924–1927.
6. 1927–1931
   

   Flag in use 1927–1931.
7. 1931–1937
   

   Flag in use 1931–1937.
8. 1918
   

   The day commemorates the first official adoption of the tricolor as a national flag by the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, which occurred on 9 November 1918.
9. Present
   

   Current national flag.

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