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The national flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran, also known as the Tricolour Flag of Iran (پرچم سهرنگ ایران), is a tricolour featuring the Pan-Iranian colors comprising equal horizontal bands of green, white and red with the national emblem in red centred on the white band and the takbir written 11 times each in the Kufic script in white, at the bottom of the green and the ...
Flag Date Use Description 1980–present: Iran State flag and National flag: A horizontal tricolor of green, white and red with the national emblem in red centred on the white band and the Takbir written in the Kufic script in white, repeated 11 times along the bottom edge of the green band and 11 times along the top edge of the red band, for a total of 22 times on the fringe of the bands.
Flag of the Safavid dynasty: Lion and sun: 1709–1738 Flag of the Hotaki dynasty: 1736–1796 Flag of the Afsharid dynasty: 1747–1826 Flag of the Durrani Empire: 1750–1796 Flag of the Zand dynasty: 1964 - July 29, 1980: Flag of Iran, also known as the Three Colour Flag: With the Lion and sun on the center. Used by a number of Iranian ...
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.
Sign of Lion in Persepolis; Achaemenid Persian relief University of Chicago Oriental Institute.. The Lion and Sun (Persian: شیر و خورشید, romanized: Šir-o Xoršid, pronounced [ˌʃiːɾo xoɾˈʃiːd]; Classical Persian: [ˌʃeːɾu xʷuɾˈʃeːd]) is one of the main emblems of Iran (), and was an element in Iran's national flag until the 1979 revolution and is still commonly used ...
1.1 Flag. 1.2 Emblem. 1.3 Anthem. 2 Unofficial symbols. ... Cypress is considered the national tree of iran (abarkuh in Iran is the oldest Cypress tree in the world)
The Iranian flag that consists of the green, white and red colors.. The pan-Iranian colours are red, white, and green, and sometimes gold or yellow.They have been used and continue to be used on the flags and banners of many Iranian countries and regions, including Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Kurdistan.
Iran Air is the flag carrier of Iran. Its known as Huma domestically, which is the name of a mythical Iranian bird, and the symbol of the airways. In 2011 Iran had 173,000 kilometres (107,000 mi) of roads, of which 73% were paved. [385] In 2008 there were nearly 100 passenger cars for every 1,000 inhabitants. [386]