Flag of Turkmenistan
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The Flag of Turkmenistan is a green field featuring a vertical red stripe with traditional carpet guls near the hoist, a white crescent, and five stars symbolizing the nation’s heritage and five regions.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1992-02-19 ⓘ |
| capitalCityFliesFlag | Ashgabat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carpetStripeWidth | about one-third of flag length ⓘ |
| carpetSymbolism | importance of carpet weaving in Turkmen culture ⓘ |
| contains | five carpet guls ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crescentColor | white ⓘ |
| crescentOrientation | facing fly side ⓘ |
| crescentSymbolism | hope for a bright future ⓘ |
| design | green field with vertical red stripe near the hoist bearing carpet guls, with white crescent and five white stars ⓘ |
| ensignVariant | state flag with coat of arms for some uses ⓘ |
| features |
five white five-pointed stars
ⓘ
vertical red stripe with carpet guls ⓘ white crescent ⓘ |
| fieldColor | green ⓘ |
| greenSymbolism | Islam and fertility ⓘ |
| gulCount | 5 ⓘ |
| gulType | traditional Turkmen carpet motifs ⓘ |
| introducedAfter | dissolution of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| isSimilarTo |
Flag of Mauritania (in use before 2017)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flag of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Law on the State Flag of Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modifiedOn |
1997-01-24
ⓘ
2001-08-15 ⓘ |
| numberOfStars | 5 ⓘ |
| proportion | 2:3 ⓘ |
| region | Central Asia ⓘ |
| replaced | Flag of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | mirror image of obverse ⓘ |
| starShape | five-pointed ⓘ |
| status | one of the most detailed national flags ⓘ |
| stripeColor | red ⓘ |
| stripePosition | near hoist ⓘ |
| symbolColor | white ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Islam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkmen heritage ⓘ five major Turkmen tribes ⓘ five regions of Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| usedAs |
civil flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ war flag ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of Turkmenistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President of Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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