Flag of Tunisia
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The Flag of Tunisia is a red field featuring a white circle with a red crescent and five-pointed star, symbolizing the country’s Islamic heritage and national identity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Tunisia canonical | 1 |
| flag of Tunisia | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1959-06-01 ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 2:3 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arab world
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Maghreb region
|
| capitalCity | Tunis ⓘ |
| category |
Flags introduced in 1831
ⓘ
Flags with crescents ⓘ Flags with stars ⓘ National symbols of Tunisia ⓘ |
| circleColor | white ⓘ |
| circlePosition | center of the flag ⓘ |
| country | Tunisia ⓘ |
| crescentColor | red ⓘ |
| firstIntroduced | 1831 ⓘ |
| hasCrescentOrientation | crescent open toward the hoist ⓘ |
| hasDesignElement |
red crescent
ⓘ
red five-pointed star ⓘ white circle ⓘ |
| hasLegalDefinition |
Constitution of Tunisia
ⓘ
surface form:
Tunisian constitution
|
| hasShape | rectangular flag ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Hussein II Bey ⓘ |
| isSimilarTo |
Turkish flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Flag of Turkey
|
| isStateSymbolOf | Tunisia ⓘ |
| officialLanguageOfCountry | Arabic ⓘ |
| representsContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| representsReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | same as obverse ⓘ |
| starPoints | 5 ⓘ |
| starPosition | inside the crescent ⓘ |
| status | current national flag ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Islamic heritage
ⓘ
historical connection to the Ottoman Empire ⓘ national identity ⓘ unity of the nation ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Tunisian government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Tunisia
Tunisian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Embassy of Tunisia in France
ⓘ
surface form:
Tunisian embassies abroad
Tunisian ships ⓘ public buildings in Tunisia ⓘ |
| usedSince | 19th century ⓘ |
| usesColor |
red
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| writingSystemOnFlag | none ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
flag of Tunisia