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The current flag of Kazakhstan or Kazakh flag (Kazakh: Қазақстан байрағы, Қазақ
байрағы, Qazaqstan bayrağı) was adopted on
June 4, 1992, replacing the flag of the
Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. The flag was designed by
Shaken Niyazbekov.
Description
The national flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan looks as a
rectangular breadth of blue color with the sun in its center
surrounded by 32 beams, and a Steppe Eagle flying beneath it. Near hoist
is a vertical strip with a national ornament. Images of the sun, beams, eagle and
ornament — are all gold-colored. The width of the flag to its
length is 1:2.[1]
Interpretation
The pattern represents the art and cultural
traditions of the old khanate and the Kazakh people. The light blue
background stands for the various Turkic peoples
that make up the present-day population of the country, including
the Kazakhs, Tatars, Mongols, Uyghurs and others. Among these people blue has a religious
significance, representing the sky god Tengri,
"the eternal wide blue sky", and water as well.[2] The
light blue color also symbolizes cultural and ethnic unity of
Kazakhstani people.
The sun represents the source of life and
energy. It is also a symbol of wealth and abundance; the sun's rays
are like grain which is the basis of abundance and
prosperity.
People of different Kazakh
tribes had the golden eagle on their flags for
centuries. The eagle symbolizes the power of the state. For the
modern nation of Kazakhstan the eagle is a symbol of independence,
freedom and flight to future.[3]
Historical
flags
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Reported flag from June 1992. May not have existed.
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See also
Flag of the
Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
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