Iraq

Jumhuriyyat al-'Iraq, The Republic of Iraq

Last modified: 2005-08-06 by joe mcmillan
Keywords: stars: 3 (green) | writing (arabic) | allahu akbar | takbir |
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by Pascal Gross and Graham Bartram
Adopted 13 January 1991; modified 28 June 2004

On this page:

• Description of the Iraqi Flag
• Symbolism of the Iraqi Flag
• Colors
• Stars
• The Takbir

See also:

• Iraq: Index of All Pages
• Coat of Arms
• Pan-Arab Colors
• Evolution of the Present Iraqi Flag
• Proposed Flag, 2004
• Contest for New National Emblems

Description of the Iraqi Flag

Description: Horizontally divided red-white-black flag with three green stars and the takbir in green placed horizontally in the white strip. The hoist of the Iraqi flag should be at the viewer's right, as it is the case for Saudi Arabia and Iran, two other flags featuring Arabic writing (which reads from right to left).
Use: on land, State and war flag, at sea, civil, state and war ensign.

Colour approximate specifications (as given in Album des Pavillons 2000 ):

• Red: Pantone 185 c / CMYK (%) C 0 - M90 - Y 75 - K 0
• Green: Pantone 355 c / CMYK (%) C 100 - M 0 - Y 95 - K 5

Symbolism of the Flag

Colors