Kurdistan Flag

Regional and Movement Flags

The flag of the Kurdish people, in use since the 1920s and the official flag of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Basic Flag Information

Flag Name	Kurdistan Flag
Category	Regional and Movement Flags
Adopted On	1920
Flag Proportion	2:3
Flag Shape	Rectangle
Number of Colors	4
Main Colors	Red, White, Green, Gold
Design Type	Horizontal tricolour with a golden sun

Flag Color Information

Color	Appearance	HEX Code
Red		#ED2024
White		#FFFFFF
Green		#278E43
Gold		#FEBD11

Flag Design and Symbols

Red colour	Represents the blood of the martyrs and the struggle for freedom
White colour	Represents peace and equality
Green colour	Represents the landscape of Kurdistan
Gold colour	Represents the sun, the source of life
Twenty-one rays	A sacred number in the Yazidi and ancient Kurdish tradition, standing for rebirth

About the Kurdistan Flag

The flag of the Kurdish people, in use since the 1920s and the official flag of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

WorldFlags.online keeps this design in the Regional and Movement Flags collection rather than presenting it as a current sovereign-state flag. That category determines how dates, status and reuse guidance should be read.

Design and construction

Horizontal tricolour with a golden sun; recorded proportion 2:3.

Reference palette

The stored palette is Red (#ED2024), White (#FFFFFF), Green (#278E43) and Gold (#FEBD11). These values are reference values for the artwork in this library and should not be treated as a legal colour specification unless the issuing body publishes one.

Symbols and meaning

Twenty-one rays: A sacred number in the Yazidi and ancient Kurdish tradition, standing for rebirth.

Date and authorship

The record dates the design to 1920.

Why this record is separate from national flags

Historical, organisational, political, identity, religious, regional and signal flags can be important reference material without having the status of a present-day national flag. Keeping those categories separate makes the library clearer and reduces the risk of presenting a historical or protected emblem as a current national symbol.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — specialist flag reference index — Specialist vexillological reference

Facts about the Flag of Kurdistan Flag

Kurdistan Flag is filed under Regional and Movement Flags rather than the current national-flag index.
The recorded construction is horizontal tricolour with a golden sun.
The reference proportion is 2:3.
The stored palette contains Red, White, Green and Gold.
The record dates this design to 1920.
Twenty-one rays: A sacred number in the Yazidi and ancient Kurdish tradition, standing for rebirth.
The flag of the Kurdish people, in use since the 1920s and the official flag of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Frequently asked questions about the Kurdistan Flag

What is the Kurdistan Flag?

The flag of the Kurdish people, in use since the 1920s and the official flag of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

What type of flag is the Kurdistan Flag?

It is catalogued under Regional and Movement Flags rather than the current sovereign-state flag index.

What does the Kurdistan Flag look like?

Horizontal tricolour with a golden sun, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the Kurdistan Flag?

The reference proportion stored for this record is 2:3.

Which colours are recorded for the Kurdistan Flag?

The reference palette lists Red #ED2024, White #FFFFFF, Green #278E43 and Gold #FEBD11.

What do the symbols on the Kurdistan Flag mean?

Twenty-one rays — A sacred number in the Yazidi and ancient Kurdish tradition, standing for rebirth.

When is the Kurdistan Flag dated or adopted?

The record gives 1920.