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A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). 1914–1947: Flag of British India: A Red Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the Star of India emblem displayed in the fly. British Kuwait 1914–1921: Flag of British Kuwait [11] [12] 1921–1940: Flag of British ...
Flag at the Embassy of Kuwait, London. The flag of Kuwait (علم الكويت) was adopted on 7 September 1961, and officially hoisted 24 November 1961. Before 1961, the flag of Kuwait was red and white, like those of other Persian Gulf states at the time, with the field being red and words or charges being written in white. It is the only ...
National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.
Only countries which are currently sovereign states are listed, although the flag may have been adopted before the countries gained independence. The listed countries may have undergone fundamental regime changes, great geographical changes or even temporarily lost autonomy, or undergone political unions or secessions. If the flag remained in ...
Flags of the Marshal Foch victory-harmony banner June 8, 1919. This is a collection of lists of flags, including the flags of states or territories, groups or movements and individual people. There are also lists of historical flags and military flag galleries. Many of the flag images are on Wikimedia Commons.
The national symbols of Kuwait are official and unofficial flags, icons or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative or otherwise characteristic of Kuwait and of its culture. Symbol [ edit ]
Flag Duration Use Description 1917–1920: Flag of the Arab Revolt: 1958: Flag of the Arab Federation: 1958–1972, 1980–2024: Flag of the United Arab Republic and Ba'athist Syria: 1972–2002: Flag of the State of Bahrain: 1932–1934: Flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: 1934–1938: 1938–1973: 1948 to 1959: Flag of the All-Palestine ...
Kuwait, [a] officially the State of Kuwait, [b] is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the tip of the Persian Gulf , bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south . [ 14 ]