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Encyclopedia > Flag of Tajikistan
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Adopted in November 1992, Tajikistan was the last of the former Soviet republics to reveal a new flag. The one common link between this and the 1953 SSR flag is the choice of colours - red, white and green. The former Tajikistan SSR, sometimes referred to as the "Tadzhik SSR", added white and green stripes to the flag of the USSR. Image File history File links Flag_of_Tajikistan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tajikistan. ... Image File history File links FIAV_111000. ... Soviet redirects here. ... State motto: Tajik: Пролетарҳои ҳамаи мамлакатҳо, як шавед! Translation: Workers of the world, unite! Capital Dushanbe Official language Tajik, Uzbek, and Russian Established In the USSR:  - Since  - Until October 14, 1924 October 14, 1924 September 9, 1991 Area  - Total  - Water (%) Ranked 8th in the USSR 143,100 km² 0. ... Soviet Flag: 1:4 ratio July 1923-November 13, 1923 Soviet Flag: 1:2 ratio 12 November 1923 - 25 December 1991 Victory Banner The Victory Banner raised on the Reichstag in 1945 The first official flag of the Soviet Union was adopted in December of 1922 at the First Congress...


The symbol in the middle white stripe, which is twice the size of the top red and bottom green stripes, is a crown symbol surrounded by seven stars. When the Tajik flag was introduced, very little information was given to explain the choice of image and colour. It is now understood that, if there is any significance at all, the red represents the unity of the nation; the white represents cotton and the unity of the people; and green represents the nature of the country. Cotton ready for harvest. ...



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tajikistan flag and description (206 words)
The flag of Tajikistan was officially adopted on November 24, 1992.
Tajikistan's flag still displays colors from its original republic flag, when it was a part of the former Soviet Union.
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Flag of Tajikistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (241 words)
Adopted in November 1992, Tajikistan was the last of the former Soviet republics to reveal a new flag.
The former Tajikistan SSR, sometimes referred to as the "Tadzhik SSR", added white and green stripes to the flag of the USSR.
It is now understood that, if there is any significance at all, the red represents the unity of the nation; the white represents cotton and the unity of the people; and green represents the nature of the country.
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