Kazakhstan .kz

Meaning of the Flag

The State Flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan was adopted on 4 June 1992, designed by Shaken Niyazbekov, and replacing the Soviet-era flag. == Description == The national flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan has a gold sun with 32 rays (representing the 32 ethnicities of the Turkic people) above a soaring golden steppe eagle, both centred on a turquoise background; the hoist side displays a national ornamental pattern called "koshkar-muiz" (the horns of the ram) in gold; the blue colour is of religious significance to the Turkic peoples of the country, and so symbolizes cultural and ethnic unity; it also represents the endless sky as well as water.

Flag History

1. 1929
   The text on the flag is in Arabic script, since Kazakh's writing system was Arabic prior to 1929.
2. 1992–present
   

   Current national flag, in use since 1992.

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