Английская Википедия:Flags of Asia
This is a gallery of international and national flags used in Asia.
Supranational and international flags
An incomplete list of flags representing intra-Asian international and supranational organisations, which omits intercontinental organisations such as the United Nations:
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Файл:Flag of the Arab League.svg | 1945 – | Flag of the Arab League | The flag of the League of Arab States is two olive branches and 22 chain-links encircling a crescent and the name of the organisation (written in Arabic).
The Arab League is an organization made up of countries in the Arab world in Northern Africa and Southwest Asia. Most, though not all of these countries use Arabic as their official language and concreted on Mediterranean sea and Arabian sea countries. The purpose is to find ways for the countries to have unity and to work together to solve their problems. |
Файл:Copyrighted flag.svg | 1997 – | Flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations | The flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is blue with the emblem of the organisation in the center. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is an international organization.
In August 1967, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines formed the ASEAN. At that time, communism was growing in Vietnam, and these five countries were also facing problems inside their own countries. Nowadays ASEAN consists of ten countries, the latter and Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar. |
Файл:Flag of the CIS.svg | 1991 – | Flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States | The flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States is blue with the emblem of the organisation in the centre. |
Файл:GCC Flag.svg | 1981 – | Flag of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf | Originally (and still colloquially) known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC; Arabic: مجلس التعاون الخليجي), is a regional, intergovernmental political and economic union that consists of five Arabian peninsula countries except Yemen. |
Файл:OIC Logo since 2011.jpg | 2011 – | Flag of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation | The flag of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is white with a green crescent and globe, with the Kaaba at the center of the globe. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is an international group. It has over 55 member states. The organisation tries to be the voice of the Muslim world. They try to safeguard the interests and the progress and well-being of Muslims. |
Файл:Flag of OPEC.svg | 1960 – | Flag of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries | The Flag of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is a blue background with the acronym 'OPEC' in stylized white lettering. OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is an international organization. Since 1965, the headquarters of OPEC has been in Vienna, Austria. OPEC was established in September 1960 in Baghdad, Iraq. |
Файл:Flag of the Organization of Turkic States.svg | 2012 – | Flag of the Organization of Turkic States |
Flags of Asian sovereign states
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Файл:Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg | 2004 – | Flag of Afghanistan | Islamic Republic: Three vertical equal bands of black, red and green tricolor with the National Emblem. |
Файл:Flag of Armenia.svg | 1918 – 1920 1991 – |
Flag of ArmeniaШаблон:Cref2 See also: List of Armenian flags |
After gaining independence, the First Republic of Armenia adopted the modern Armenian tricolor. The independent Armenian government selected the colours used during the last period of Rubenid Dynasty, red, blue and yellow. The red emblematizes the Armenian Highland, the Armenian people's continued struggle for survival, maintenance of the Christian faith, Armenia's independence and freedom. The blue emblematizes the will of the people of Armenia to live beneath peaceful skies. The orange emblematizes the creative talent and hard-working nature of the people of Armenia. |
Файл:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg | 1918 – 1920 1991 – |
Flag of AzerbaijanШаблон:Cref2 See also: List of Azerbaijani flags |
Originally adopted in 1918 as the flag of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, was officially adopted again in 1991, after Azerbaijan gained its independence.
The flag of Azerbaijan is the national ensign of Azerbaijan. It consists of three equal horizontal bands colored blue, red, and green, with a white crescent and an eight-pointed star are centered in the red band. The blue band refers to Turkic heritage, the red is for progress and the green refers to Islam. |
Файл:Flag of Bahrain.svg | 2002 – | Flag of Bahrain | Adopted in February 2002, the flag of Bahrain consists of a white band on the hoist, with red on the right. They are separated by five triangles forming a serrated line. |
Файл:Flag of Bangladesh.svg | 1972 – | Flag of Bangladesh See also: List of Bangladeshi flags |
Adopted in January 1972, the flag of Bangladesh consists of a slightly off-center red disc over a green field. |
Файл:Flag of Bhutan.svg | 1969 – | Flag of Bhutan | Adopted in 1969, the flag of Bhutan consists of a diagonally-divided field, the upper left yellow and the lower right orange. Along the diagonal line is a white dragon, the Druk (Thunder Dragon), holding jewels in its claws. |
Файл:Flag of Brunei.svg | 1959 – | Flag of Brunei | Adopted in September 1959, the flag of Brunei consists of a yellow field divided by diagonal black and white stripes; superimposed over it is Brunei's crest, featuring a crescent facing upwards surrounded by hands and a parasol, all in red. |
Файл:Flag of Cambodia.svg | 1948 – 1970 1993 – |
Flag of Cambodia See also: List of Cambodian flags |
Adopted in 1993 and previously used between 1948 and 1970, the flag of Cambodia consists of a horizontal tricolor of blue, red (double width) and blue, with a white depiction of Angkor Wat in the center of the red band. |
Файл:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | 1949 – | Flag of China See also: List of Chinese flags |
Adopted in September 1949, the flag of China consists of a red field with five gold stars in the canton; one large star is surrounded by four smaller stars surrounded in a semicircle and set off towards the fly. |
Файл:Flag of Cyprus.svg | 1960 – | Flag of CyprusШаблон:Cref2 | The flag was officially adopted on August 16, 1960.
The island is depicted in a copper shade representative of its name; the name Cyprus has roots in the Sumerian word for copper (zubar) from the large deposits of copper found on the island. The crossed green olive branches symbolise the hope for peace between the Turks and the Greeks. It was designed by İsmet Güney, a Turkish Cypriot painter. |
Файл:Flag of East Timor.svg | 1975 2002– |
Flag of East Timor | Adopted in May 2002 (originally in November 1975), the flag of East Timor consists of a red field; at the hoist is a white five-pointed star inside a black isosceles triangle superimposed on a larger yellow triangle, that points toward the center. |
Файл:Flag of Egypt.svg | 1984 – | Flag of EgyptШаблон:Cref2 | Adopted in October 1984, the flag of Egypt consists of a horizontal tricolor of red, white and black, with the eagle of Saladin in the center of the white band. |
Файл:Flag of Georgia.svg | 2004 – | Flag of GeorgiaШаблон:Cref2 See also: List of flags of Georgia (country) |
This recently adopted flag is a simple white rectangle, with a central red cross connecting all four sides of the flag; in each of the four corners is a small red cross. The flag is based on a historic five-cross design that dates back to the 14th century. |
Файл:Flag of India.svg | 1947 – | Flag of India See also: List of Indian flags |
Adopted in July 1947, the flag of India consists of a horizontal tricolour of saffron, white and green; in the centre of the white band is a 24-spoke wheel (the Ashoka Chakra) coloured in navy blue. |
Файл:Flag of Indonesia.svg | 1945 – | Flag of Indonesia See also: List of flags of Indonesia |
Adopted in August 1945, the flag of Indonesia consists of a bicolour; red on the top, white on the bottom. |
Файл:Flag of Iran.svg | 1980 – | Flag of Iran See also: List of Iranian flags |
Adopted in July 1980, the flag of Iran consists of a horizontal tricolor of green, white and red; the country's national emblem ("Allah") in red is centered on the white band; and the takbir (as written in the Kufic script) is written 11 times on each band in white. |
Файл:Flag of Iraq.svg | 2008 – | Flag of Iraq | Adopted in January 2008, the flag of Iraq consists of a horizontal tricolor of red, white and black; in the center of the white stripe is the takbir written in green Kufic script. |
Файл:Flag of Israel.svg | 1948 – | Flag of Israel See also: List of flags of Israel |
Adopted in October 1948, the flag of Israel consists of a blue star of David, surrounded by two blue horizontal stripes, all over a white field. |
Файл:Flag of Japan.svg | 1870 – | Flag of Japan See also: List of Japanese flags |
Adopted as a civil ensign on February 27, 1870, Adopted as a national flag on August 13, 1999. The flag consists of a white background with a red circle representing the sun. |
Файл:Flag of Jordan.svg | 1928 – | Flag of Jordan | Adopted in April 1928, the flag of Jordan is a horizontal tricolor with a red chevron, the colors used are the Pan-Arab colors. |
Файл:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg | 1992 – | Flag of KazakhstanШаблон:Cref2 See also: List of Kazakh flags |
Adopted on June 4, 1992, the flag has a gold sun with 32 rays above a soaring golden steppe eagle, both centered on a sky blue background; the hoist side displays a national ornamental pattern called "koshkar-muiz" (the horns of the ram) in gold. |
Файл:Flag of Kuwait.svg | 1961 – | Flag of Kuwait | Adopted in 1961, uses the Pan-Arab colors. |
Файл:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg | 2023 – | Flag of Kyrgyzstan | |
Файл:Flag of Laos.svg | 1945 –1946 1975 – |
Flag of Laos | The flag has 3 horizontal bands, with the middle band being blue and the rest being red. It has a white circle in the center symbolizing the full moon over the Mekong River. |
Файл:Flag of Lebanon.svg | 1943 – | Flag of Lebanon | |
Файл:Flag of Malaysia.svg | 1950 – | Flag of Malaysia See also: List of Malaysian flags |
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Файл:Flag of Maldives.svg | 1965 – | Flag of Maldives | The flag has a green field with a red outline and a crescent in the center. |
Файл:Flag of Mongolia.svg | 1945 – | Flag of Mongolia | |
Файл:Flag of Myanmar.svg | 2010 – | Flag of Myanmar See also: List of Burmese flags |
The flag is a horizontal tricolour of saffron, green and red, with a white star in the middle. |
Файл:Flag of Nepal.svg | 1962 – | Flag of Nepal | |
Файл:Flag of North Korea.svg | 1948 – | Flag of North Korea See also: List of North Korean flags |
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Файл:Flag of Oman.svg | 1995 – | Flag of Oman | |
Файл:Flag of Pakistan.svg | 1947 – | Flag of Pakistan See also: List of Pakistani flags |
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Файл:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg | 1971 – | Flag of Papua New Guinea See also: List of Papua New Guinean flags |
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Файл:Flag of the Philippines.svg | 1898 – | Flag of the Philippines | |
Файл:Flag of Qatar.svg | 1971 – | Flag of Qatar | |
Файл:Flag of Russia.svg | 1883 – 1918 1993 – |
Flag of Russia See also: List of Russian flags |
The Russian Federation flag was officially adopted on August 22, 1991. The flag was hoisted shortly after the former Soviet Union collapsed. The white, blue and red are Pan-Slavic colours. |
Файл:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg | 1973 – | Flag of Saudi Arabia | The flag of Saudi Arabia contains the Shahada and an Arab sword, coloured white, on a green background. |
Файл:Flag of Singapore.svg | 1959 – | Flag of Singapore See also: List of Singaporean flags |
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Файл:Flag of South Korea.svg | 1883 – 1920 1949 – |
Flag of South Korea See also: List of South Korean flags |
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Файл:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg | 1972 – | Flag of Sri Lanka See also: List of Sri Lankan flags |
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Файл:Flag of Syria.svg | 1980 – | Flag of Syria | |
Файл:Flag of Taiwan.svg | 1928 – | Flag of Taiwan | |
Файл:Flag of Tajikistan.svg | 1992 – | Flag of Tajikistan | |
Файл:Flag of Thailand.svg | 1917 – | Flag of Thailand See also: List of Thai flags |
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Файл:Flag of Turkey.svg | 1844 – | Flag of TurkeyШаблон:Cref2 See also: List of Turkish flags |
The flag of Turkey has a red background with a white crescent moon and a star in its centre. The flag is called Ay Yıldız (literally, moon star) or Albayrak (red flag). It was adopted in 1844 with the Tanzimat reforms; though the shape, placement and shade of the colour vary. The geometric proportions of the flag were legally standardised with the Turkish Flag Law in 1936. |
Файл:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg | 2001 – | Flag of Turkmenistan | |
Файл:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg | 1971 – | Flag of the United Arab Emirates | |
Файл:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg | 1991 – | Flag of Uzbekistan See also: List of Uzbek flags |
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Файл:Flag of Vietnam.svg | 1945 – | Flag of Vietnam See also: List of flags of Vietnam |
Officially adopted in 1945, the flag of Vietnam has a yellow star on a red background. |
Файл:Flag of Yemen.svg | 1990 – | Flag of Yemen | The flag is a horizontal tricolour of red, white and black. |
Disputed or partially recognised states
Flag | Date | Use | State (status) | Description |
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Файл:Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg | 1992 – | Flag of AbkhaziaШаблон:Cref2 | Internationally recognized as part of Шаблон:Flagu | The flag of Abkhazia consists of seven green and white stripes with a red upper left canton bearing a white open right hand and seven white stars. |
Файл:Flag of Palestine.svg | 1988 – | Flag of Palestine See also: List of Palestinian flags |
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Файл:Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg | 1984 – | Flag of Northern CyprusШаблон:Cref2 | Internationally recognized as part of Шаблон:Flagu | Adopted by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (recognized only by Turkey and the Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan) on 7 March 1984 following the Turkish invasion and the occupation of the northern part of the island in 1974. |
Файл:Flag of South Ossetia.svg | 1990 – | Flag of South OssetiaШаблон:Cref2 | Internationally recognized as part of Шаблон:Flagu | The flag of the South Ossetia is a tricolour, the top stripe white, the middle stripe red and the bottom stripe yellow. |
Flags of Asian dependencies
Flag | Date | Use | State (status) | Description |
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Flag of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | 1960 – | Flag of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | UK (overseas territory) | The flag of the United Kingdom is used. |
Файл:Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory.svg | 1990 – | Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory | UK (overseas territory) | |
Файл:Flag of Christmas Island.svg | 2002 – | Flag of Christmas Island | Australia (external territory) | |
Файл:Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.svg | 2004 – | Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Australia (external territory) |
Flags of Asian sub-divisions
China
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Файл:Flag of Hong Kong.svg | 1997 – | Flag of Hong Kong | |
Файл:Flag of Macau.svg | 1999 – | Flag of Macau |
Georgia
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Файл:Flag of Adjara.svg | 2004 – | Flag of Adjara |
Iraq
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Файл:Flag of Kurdistan.svg | 1921 – | Flag of Kurdistan | The flag of Kurdistan is a red-white-green tricolour with a yellow sun in the centre. |
Japan
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Файл:Flag of Aichi Prefecture.svg | 2000 – | Flag of Aichi Prefecture | Stylised hiragana of あいち (Aichi). The emblem also expresses sunrise and wave to indicate Aichi's location facing the Pacific Ocean. |
Korea
Philippines
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Файл:Flag of Bangsamoro.svg | 2019 – | Flag of Bangsamoro | The flag of Bangsamoro is a horizontal tricolor of green, white and red with the yellow seven-pointed star surrounded by a yellow crescent both centered on the white band and a white kris centered on the red band. |
Thailand
Russia
Uzbekistan
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Файл:Flag of Karakalpakstan.svg | 1991– | Flag of Karakalpakstan |
Flags of Asian cities
Шаблон:Main Flags of cities with over 1 million inhabitants. Шаблон:Gallery
Historical flags
Notes
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See also
- Lists of flags of Asian countries
- List of Afghan flags
- List of Armenian flags
- List of Azerbaijani flags
- List of Bangladeshi flags
- List of Bhutanese flags
- List of Bruneian flags
- List of Cambodian flags
- List of Chinese flags
- List of Cypriot flags
- List of East Timorese flags
- List of Egyptian flags
- List of flags of Georgia (country)
- List of Indian flags
- List of flags of Indonesia
- List of Iranian flags
- List of flags of Iraq
- List of flags of Israel
- List of Japanese flags
- List of Kazakh flags
- List of North Korean flags
- List of South Korean flags
- List of Kuwaiti flags
- List of Kyrgyz flags
- List of flags of Laos
- List of Malaysian flags
- List of flags of the Maldives
- List of Mongolian flags
- List of Burmese flags
- List of flags of Nepal
- List of Omani flags
- List of Pakistani flags
- List of Palestinian flags
- List of flags of the Philippines
- List of Qatari flags
- List of Russian flags
- List of Saudi Arabian flags
- List of Singaporean flags
- List of Sri Lankan flags
- List of Taiwanese flags
- List of Thai flags
- List of Turkish flags
- List of Turkmen flags
- List of Uzbek flags
- List of flags of Vietnam
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