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The flag of the Republic of Maldives is red with a large green rectangle in the center bearing a vertical white crescent; the closed side of the crescent is on the hoist side of the flag. File links The following pages link to this file: Maldives Politics of the Maldives Freedom House List of national flags Flag of Maldives Reporters Without Borders User:Sesel User:DanielZm/test2 Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Mens 50 metre Freestyle Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Mens... File links The following pages link to this file: Maldives Politics of the Maldives Freedom House List of national flags Flag of Maldives Reporters Without Borders User:Sesel User:DanielZm/test2 Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Mens 50 metre Freestyle Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Mens... FIAV usage code 63. ... Jump to: navigation, search Look up Green on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Green is a color seen commonly in nature. ... Jump to: navigation, search White is a color (more accurately it contains all the colors of the visible spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color—black is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue. ... A crescent is the shape produced when from a circular disk the disk of a circle which is a little smaller and tangent on the inside to the larger circle, is cut. ...

It is the official and most commonly used symbol of the Maldives and was adopted on July 25, 1965.

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History

The very first Maldivian flag was predominantly red in color and was used by the Sultans until the beginning of the 20th Century. It had a practical design to augment visibility when set against the blue background of the seas. It featured a black and white hoist called the Dhandimathi (Dhivehi: ދަނޑިމަތި) which was an extension of the flagpole. This was presumably because old flagpoles were painted white with a black strip spiralling upwards. This historic flag has been mistakenly associated with the idea of communism, however since the flag predates communism this assumption is not generally accepted. A sultan (Arabic: سلطان) is an Islamic monarch ruling under the terms of shariah. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Jump to: navigation, search aiman is a fag . ... Black is a color with several subtle differences in meaning. ... A hoist is a device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or barrel around which rope or chain wraps. ... Dhivehi is an Indo-Aryan language and the official language of the Republic of the Maldives. ... Jump to: navigation, search Communism refers to a theoretical system of social organization and a political movement based on common ownership of the means of production. ...

As a result of the Ottoman Empire's successful campaigns to promote the crescent as an Islamic symbol (which was infact an ancient symbol of their great city of Constantinople) throughout the 19th Century, Prime Minister Amir Abdul Majid Didi inserted the crescent with its horns pointing towards the hoist, on a newly introduced green rectangle centered inside the original flag. This erroneous version (compared to byzantine standards) lasted until 1947 when it was corrected and the new flag with the crescent towards the fly was introduced. Jump to: navigation, search Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (the Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Bursa (1335 - 1365), Edirne (1365-1453), Ä°stanbul (Constantinople) (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanli... There are as such no art works prescribed by the Quran or Hadith as the symbols of Islam; however there are some Shaair or signs (of memory) initiated by the Quran. ... Jump to: navigation, search Map of Constantinople. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search A prime minister may be either: chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and... The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

When Mohamed Jameel wrote the lyrics for the National Anthem in 1948, he had overlooked to acknowledge the color black in the flag perhaps because people had started to see it as an anomaly rather than an integral part. Thus the hoist was removed and the new flag which we see today adopted on July 25, 1965. In the same year Muhammad Fareed Didi adopted a pentacle (located between the horns of the crescent) to exclusively represent the Sultan. This flag is still used today by the President as his ensign. Gavmee Salaam (Dhivehi: ޤައުމީ ސަލާމް, National Salute) is the current national anthem of the Maldives. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Al Ameeru Muhammad Fareed Muhammad Farid Didi (or Al Ameeru Muhammad Fareed) was the sultan the Maldives from March 6, 1954 to 1968. ... A pentagram, pentacle, pentalpha, or pentangle A pentagram is a five-pointed star drawn with five straight strokes. ... Jump to: navigation, search President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... An ensign is a distinguishing token, emblem, badge, or flag such as a symbol of office. ...

Symbolism

The red color in the outermost rectangle represents the boldness of the nation's heroes, in the past, future and present, who were not (and will bot be) hesitant to sacrifice upto his very last drop of blood defending their nation. The green rectangle in the center represents the innumerable amount of coconut palm trees in the islands, a historic life source still used for various purposes today. And the white crescent moon symbolizes a state of unified Islamic faith. Red is a color at the lowest frequencies of light discernible by the human eye. ... Jump to: navigation, search Red blood cells (erythrocytes) are present in the blood and help carry oxygen to the rest of the cells in the body Blood is a circulating tissue composed of fluid plasma and cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets). ... Binomial name Cocos nucifera L.. The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera L.), is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). ... Jump to: navigation, search Crust composition Oxygen 43% Silicon 21% Aluminium 10% Calcium 9% Iron 9% Magnesium 5% Titanium 2% Nickel 0. ... Islam ( Arabic al-islām الإسلام,  listen?) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith and the worlds second-largest religion. ...

Gallery

Historic flag used until 1903 Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Flagtill03. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ...

Flag with inverse crescent, used until 1949 Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Flagtill49. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...

Last flag with the black and white hoist, used until 1965 Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Flagtill65. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...

Sultan's Ensign with pentacle, first used in 1965 Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Flagsult65. ...