Azerbaijan

Azərbaycan RespublikasıRepublic of Azerbaijan
Adopted	February 5, 1991
Designed by	Əli bəy Hüseynzadə
Proportions	1:2

The flag of Azerbaijan is an equal horizontal tricolour of blue, red, and green, with a small white eight-pointed star and crescent in the centre of the flag, pointed towards the fly.

Symbolism

The three colours symbolise the three key political principles of the party Müsavat (which was ruling in Azerbaijan in 1918-1920):

• Blue — Turkistan (Pan-Turkism)
• Red — Modernization
• Green — Islamization

The crescent is a common element of the flags among the nations of Turkic heritage.

The 8-pointed star probably symbolizes the eight letters of which the word "Azerbaijan" consists (in the old orthography). Also, it's considered one of the symbols of Shia Islam (a denomination of Islam constituting the majority of the population in Azerbaijan).

Nickname

• Blue, Red, and Green (Mavi, qırmızı və yaşıl)

History

According to the Treaty of Gulistan (1813) Persia acknowledged the loss of the territory of Azerbaijan to the Russian Empire.

At the collapse of the Russian Empire in 1917, the area became part of the short-lived state Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic (February-May 1918), and an independent republic was proclaimed in Ganja on May 28, 1918. The first flag was red with a crescent, reminding the flag of Turkey, but later Əli bəy Hüseynzadə proposed a tricolour featuring the same elements as the current flag of Azerbaijan.

The Red (Soviet) Army invaded Azerbaijan on April 28, 1920, and on the same say Azerbaijan was proclaimed a Soviet Socialist Republic.

In March 1922, Azerbaijan was incorporated into the Transcaucasian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic along with Armenia and Georgia. Since December 30, 1920, Transcaucasia became one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union.

The Transcaucasian SFSR was dissolved in 1936 and its three regions became separate republics within the Soviet Union. According to the common pattern the Azerbaijan Republic adopted a red flag with the hammer and sickle the abbreviation "AzSSR" in canton. In 1940 a Cyrillic alphabet was adopted for the Azerbaijani language, and the abbreviation was changed to "АзССР".

In the early 1950s new pattern of flags for the Soviet Republics was introduced, and the Azerbaijan SSR adopted its new flag in 1952.

Azerbaijan declared its independence from the Soviet Union on August 30, 1991. The new flag closely resembled the flag of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.

Azerbaijan (1918-1920)

Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1920-1921)

Transcaucasian SFSR (1925-1936)

Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, (1937-1940)

Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1940-1952)

Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, (1952-1991)

Republic of Azerbaijan (since 1991)

Flag Colors

Color	Color Name	HEX RGB	Color of
	Process Cyan	#00b9e4	Blue part of the tricolor
	Imperial Red	#ed2939	Red part of the tricolor
	May Green	#3f9c35	Green part of the tricolor
	White	#ffffff	Moon and star

Other flags

Like Argentina, there are two standards for the president of Azerbaijan, one when on land and one when at sea. When on land, the presidential standard of Azerbaijan, is a tricolor of blue, red and green, with the Azerbaijani coat of arms at the center, and has proportions of 1:1.

When at sea, it's a white field, with a blue bar with a wavy pattern at the bottom, and three stripes of blue, red and green, split by the national coat of arms, at the top. The standard of the president at sea, is also the standard of the Supreme Commander of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.

The naval ensign of Azerbaijan, is also a white field with a blue bar with a wavy pattern at the bottom. At the white space, is a large red crescent and eight-pointed star (from the national flag of Azerbaijan) at the hoist, and a stylized light blue anchor, at the fly.