Kurdistan Flag

Facts about the Flag of Kurdistan Flag

1. The sun disc in the centre has twenty-one rays, a number with significance in the Yazidi and older Kurdish traditions.
2. The design dates from the 1920s and is the official flag of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
3. The flag of the Kurdish people, in use since the 1920s and the official flag of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
4. The flag belongs to the Kurdish people. It is used in Kurdistan, spread across Iraq, Türkiye, Iran and Syria.
5. It was founded in 1920s.
6. It is based in Erbil, seat of the Kurdistan Regional Government.
7. The flag was adopted in 1920.
8. The design is 106 years old as of 2026.
9. Construction: Horizontal tricolour with a golden sun.
10. It is normally drawn to a ratio of 2:3, which makes it rectangular.
11. The flag uses 4 colours: red, white, green and gold.
12. The red stands for the blood of the martyrs and the struggle for freedom.
13. The white stands for peace and equality.
14. The green stands for the landscape of Kurdistan.
15. The gold stands for the sun, the source of life.
16. Twenty-one rays: A sacred number in the Yazidi and ancient Kurdish tradition, standing for rebirth.
17. It has been the official flag of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq since 1992; the twenty-one rays of the sun are a sacred number in the Yazidi tradition.
18. It is filed here under Regional and Movement Flags, one of the categories of flag that belong to no country.