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22:January 2008 – present flag of Iraq (ratio: 2:3) The flag is in the form of a rectangle, the width of which is two-thirds of its length, and it consists of three horizontal bands of equal dimensions, the top in red, the middle in white, and the bottom in black, and the green word ʾAllāhu ʾakbar "الله اكبر" in Kufic script is in ...
The Emblem of Iraq since the rule of Baathism features a golden black eagle looking towards the viewer's left dexter.The eagle is the Eagle of Saladin associated with 20th-century pan-Arabism, bearing a shield of the Iraqi flag, and holding a scroll below with the Arabic words جمهورية العراق (Jumhūriyyat al-ʿIrāq – "Republic of Iraq").
The national symbols of Iraq are official and unofficial flags, icons or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative or otherwise characteristic of Iraq and of its culture. Symbol [ edit ]
Flag map of the Arab World. Flags of Arab countries, territories, and organisations usually include the color green, which is a symbol of Islam as well as an emblem of purity, fertility and peace. Common colors in Arab flags are Pan-Arab colors (red, black, white and green); common symbols include stars, crescents and the Shahada.
Several very small adjustments have been applied to improve symmetry, character alignment, and character spacing. Note that the flag image shown on the government web page (and referenced above) is very likely derived from a previous version of this Wikimedia file. See also Flags of the World - Iraq. Also in use as current Air Force roundel ...
English: Coat of arms of Iraq as adapted to new 2008 form of national flag -- standard pan-Arab "Eagle of Saladin" with shield of the tricolor of national flag (with the "Takbir" الله أكبر in Kufic text, as on the flag), holding a scroll with the words جمهورية العراق; (Jumhuriyat al-`Iraq "The Republic of Iraq").
Printable version; In other projects ... Flags of Iraq (1 P) O. Orders, decorations, and medals of Iraq (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Iraq"
The flag uses the four Pan-Arab colors (in addition to yellow), but was intended to move away from explicit Pan-Arab or Nasserite symbolism. The yellow sun represented the Kurdish minority and the red star of the "Star of Ishtar" symbol was used to represent Iraq's ancient heritage, as well as its minority Assyrian population.