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The current official and internationally recognized flag of Iraq (علم العراق) was adopted in 2008 as a temporary compromise, and consists of the three equal horizontal red, white, and black stripes of the Arab Liberation Flag, that was first used by Gamal Abdel Nasser during the Egyptian Revolution, with the takbīr written in green in ...
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 ]
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").
See also Flags of the World - Iraq. ... Current flags and coats of arms; State flag (2008-present) ... symbol of. Iraq. inception. 22 January 2008. media type.
Flag of the Arab Republic of Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic: 1972–2002: Flag of the State of Bahrain: 1924–1958: Flag of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq: 1963–1991: Flag of the Iraqi Republic. Flag_of_Iraq_ 1991–2004.svg 1991–2004: Flag of the Iraqi Republic: 1932–1934: Flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: 1934–1938: 1938–1973: ...
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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").
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.