Flag of Nakhchivan

Flag of Azerbaijan presently used as the flag of Nakhchivan. Flag Ratio: 1:2

The flag of Nakhchivan is officially that of Azerbaijan. However, another flag was used in 1991 by separatist groups in Nakhchivan during the breakup of the former Soviet Union. While similar to the flag of Azerbaijan, it uses yellow in one of its stripes and in the star and crescent. The status of this flag has been unofficial since 1993.

Historical flags

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  Flag of the Nakhchivan ASSR introduced in 1937 with both Azerbaijani and Armenian text. It fell from use in the 1940s when the Azerbaijani Latin alphabet was replaced with Cyrillic characters.

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  Unofficial flag in use in 1991.

See also

• Flag of Azerbaijan

External links

• Nakhchivan at Flags of the World
• The Nakhchivan ASSR at Flags of the World