Flag of Kuwait

Flag of Kuwait
Vexillological symbol :	?
Aspect ratio:	1: 2
Officially accepted:	September 7, 1961

The flag of Kuwait was officially adopted on September 7, 1961 and was officially set for the first time on November 24.

Structure and meaning

National flag design template

School decorated with flags on the national day

After Kuwait gained independence in 1961, the pan-Arab colors were chosen for the national flag . With this, the state of Kuwait documented its solidarity with the Arab brother countries. The stripe with trapezoid arrangement is borrowed from the flag of the Kingdom of Iraq . In the case of Kuwait, the colors have the following meaning:

• Black is said to represent the defeat of the enemy on the battlefield and is a symbol of the dust that Kuwaiti horsemen stir up in the sands of the desert.
• Red symbolizes the blood of the enemy
• White represents the purity of deeds
• Green represents the fertile pastures

Historical flags

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The red color of the old flags of Kuwait indicates the Kharijit religion. The Arabic lettering means "Kuwait".

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  ^? 1899-1909

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  ^? 1909-1915

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  ^? 1915-1956

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  ^? Flag of the Emir of 1956

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  ^? 1956–1961 (rectangular version with additional lettering)

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  ^? 1956–1961 (triangular version without additional lettering)

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• W. Smith, O. Neubecker: The signs of the people and peoples: Our world in flags and flags .
  Reich Verlag Luzern, 1975, ISBN 3-7243-0115-4
• Flags of the World - Kuwait ( English )

Web links

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