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2. Emblem of Iran - Wikipedia

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   Simplified Lion and Sun emblem of Iran before 1973. The Lion and Sun motif is one of the better known emblems of Imperial Iran, and between 1576 [citation needed] and 1979 was an element in the flag of Iran. [8] The motif, which combines "ancient Iranian, Arab, Turkish, and Mongol traditions", became a popular symbol in Iran in the 12th century ...

3. Flag of Iran - Wikipedia

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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 ...

4. Lion and Sun - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

5. Portal:Heraldry/Selected article/A/13 - Wikipedia

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6. List of Iranian flags - Wikipedia

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   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.

7. List of flags with Islamic symbolism - Wikipedia

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   Flag of Iran the center emblem is a stylized form of the Arabic word Allah and its five parts represent the Five Pillars of Islam ; the red and green bands bear the Takbir [ 8 ] Flag of Iraq

8. At World Cup, U.S. soccer scrubs Islamic emblem from Iran flag

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   As comments raged online, Iran's semiofficial Tasnim news agency described the U.S. federation as “removing the symbol of Allah” from the Iranian flag. The Islamic Republic emblem, designed in ...

9. Portal:Iran/Selected article/1 - Wikipedia

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   A crown was also placed on the top of the symbol to represent the monarchy. Beginning in the reign of Fat'h Ali Shah Qajar, the Islamic aspect of the monarchy was de-emphasized. This shift affected the symbolism of the emblem. The meaning of the symbol changed several times between the Qajar era and the 1979 revolution.