Flag of Hazaristan
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| Use | National flag |
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| Proportion | 16:9 |
| Adopted | 1 January 2012[1] |
| Design | A white band on the hoist side, separated from a turquoise area on the fly side by nine white triangles which act as a serrated line |
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The Flag of Hazarajat (Hazaragi: پرچم هزاره جات) includes two main colors: white and turquoise. It was inspired from the flag of Hazarajat Freedom Movement.[2] Hazarajat is a mountainous region in Afghanistan.[3] Hazarajat is currently not an independent country, but has been home to the Hazara people since antiquity, first referenced by extant literature in Baburnama,[4] the Chagatai Turkic-language memoirs of Mughal Emperor Babur.
Design
The color combination of the flag symbolizes the Hazara people's roots and origin, sky, their loyalty, long winter in Hazarajat, their future and development.[5][6]
History
The Flag of Hazaristan was designed by the Hazarajat Freedom Movement.
Historical flags
The historical flags for Hazarajat.[7]
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Plain Green was used to represent Hazarajat from 1979 to1989
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Flag of Hazarajat region of Afghanistan from 2004 to 2012
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Latest version from 2012 to present
Gallery
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Man with the Hazarajat flag
References
- ^ Ethnia, Ethnia. "History of the flags of Hazajarat". Ethnia. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ Brower, Barbara; Johnston, Barbara Rose (2007). DISAPPEARING PEOPLES?: INDIGENOUS GROUPS AND ETHNIC MINORITIES IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA. Left Coast Press. ISBN 9781598741216.
- ^ Babur, Emperor of Hindustan; Beveridge, Annette Susannah (1922). The Babur-nama in English (Memoirs of Babur). Robarts – University of Toronto. London, Luzac.
- ^ "بیرقی برای هزارستان". Kabul Press. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Hazaristan". The CRW Flags. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ Jean-Marc, Merklin. "w.ethnia.org". w.ethnia.org. Retrieved 30 May 2021.