Flag of the Republic of Iraq

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. Located within the Middle East, it is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. The country covers an area of 438,317 square kilometres (169,235 sq mi) and has a population of over 46 million, making it the 58th largest country by area and the 31st most populous in the world. Baghdad, home to over 8 million people, is the capital city and the largest in the country. read more

Colors: red #ce1126, white #ffffff, black #000000, green #007a3d

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Flag of the Republic of Iraq

Construction sheet

Description

A horizontal tricolour of red, white, and black, charged with the takbīr (Allahu akbar, 'God is [the] greatest'
) in green Kufic script, centered on the white stripe. Adopted on 22 January 2008, replacing the three green stars

Colors in detail

Colors

Color	RGB Hex	Rgb	CMYK
Red	#ce1126	206/17/38	0/92/82/19
Represents sacrifice and courage.
White	#ffffff	255/255/255	0/0/0/0
Represents peace and generosity.
Black	#000000	0/0/0	0/0/0/100
Represents the Arab heritage.
Green	#007a3d	0/122/61	100/0/50/52
The takbīr inscription in green Kufic script.

Trivia

The three stars represent the unity of the Arab world, the Three Caliphates, or three historic regions
The colours are Pan-Arab colours representing the Arab Revolt against Ottoman rule
Iraq's flag has been modified several times to remove Saddam Hussein's added script after 2003

Flag of Iraq

Iraq's flag is a horizontal tricolour of red, white, and black, charged with the takbir ("Allahu akbar") in green Kufic script centred on the white stripe. The current design was adopted on 22 January 2008, replacing the earlier version that featured three green stars. The colours are Pan-Arab colours representing the Arab Revolt against Ottoman rule.

Red represents sacrifice and courage, white represents peace and generosity, black represents Arab heritage, and the green script represents Islam. The flag has been modified several times in recent decades, including changes after 2003 to remove elements associated with the former regime.

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