Kurdistan
Geographic
A group for people who are from Kurdistan, are Kurdish or support statehood of an Independent Kurdish Nation
Color and symbol meaning:
The main characteristic of the flag is the blazing golden sun emblem (Roj in Kurdish) at its center. The emblem's sun disk has 21 rays, equal in size and shape, with the single odd ray at the top and the two even rays on the bottom. Number 21 is a venerated number, standing for rebirth/renaissance in the ancient and native Kurdish religion of Yazdanism and its modern offshoots.
Red: Represents Blood of the martyrs of Kurdistan and the continued struggle for freedom.
Green: Represents Kurdistan's nature, mountains, life and vitality
Yellow: Represents Brightness and freedom
White: Represents Peace, Freedom, and equality
Brief History: The flag of Kurdistan was created around 1920 and was first used the Ararat rebellion of 1930 under the breakaway nation of the Republic of Ararat. Because of its use, if became synonymous with Kurdish Nationalists with different variants being adopted throughout the 20th century. On July 4th, 1992 Iraqi Kurdistan was officially created and adopted the current flag we see today which is still in use by many Kurdish groups and nationalists.