Flag of Azerbaijan
The national flag of Azerbaijan is designed with three equal horizontal bars with colors blue (top bar), red, and green. In the center bar (red colored) is placed a white-colored crescent and an eight-pointed star. The star is known as “Rub El Hizb” and the eight corners stand for the eight divisions of the Turkic people. The colors signify the following:
- Blue is the color of the Turks
- Green indicates Islam
- Red implies Progress
The flag was officially adopted on February 5, 1991 and is also the national symbol of Azerbaijan.
