Flag of Turkmenistan
Description
- Green field with a vertical red stripe near the hoist containing five carpet guls, a white crescent and five white stars in the upper hoist, and two crossed olive branches beneath the guls
- Adopted on 19 February 1992 and amended in 2001 to add olive branches; current proportions set in 2001
Trivia
- Often described as the world's most complex national flag because of its intricate carpet medallions (guls)
- The five guls represent the Teke, Yomut, Saryk, Chovdur, and Ersary tribes; olive branches were added in 2001 to reflect Turkmenistan's UN-recognised permanent neutrality
- The five stars echo the country's five provinces (welayats)
Flag of Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan's flag was adopted on 19 February 1992 after independence from the Soviet Union and amended in 2001. It is often called the world's most complex national flag because of the intricate carpet medallions at its hoist. The design places a vertical red stripe with five traditional carpet guls near the hoist of a green field, with a white crescent and five white stars above.
Green represents Islam and the country's oases, while red honours Turkmen carpet-weaving traditions. The five guls stand for the major tribes — Teke, Yomut, Saryk, Chovdur, and Ersary — and the five stars for the country's provinces. Two crossed olive branches were added beneath the guls in 2001 to reflect Turkmenistan's UN-recognised status of permanent neutrality, adopted in 1995.
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