Iraq

Republic of Iraq
Flag of Iraq
Adopted	29 January 2008
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Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East.

Description

The flag of Iraq consists of the three equal horizontal red, white, and black stripes of the Arab Liberation Flag, with the takbīr written in green in the Kufic script in the centre.

History

This basic tricolour has been in use since its adoption on 31 July 1963, with several changes to the green symbols in the central white stripes; the most recent version adopted on 22 January 2008 bears the takbīr rendered in dark green and removes the three green stars present since 1963. The flag was initially meant to be temporary, but the issue was ultimately set aside indefinitely.

See also: Pan-Arab

Historical Flags

Flag of the Kingdom of Iraq (1924–1959)

Flag of the Arab Federation
(1958)

Flag of Iraqi Republic
(1958–1968)

First Flag of Ba'athist Iraq
(1963–1991)

Second Flag of Ba'athist Iraq
(1991–2004)

Flag of Iraq (2004–2008)

Official Proposals

Proposed Iraqi flag, 2004 (later abandoned)

2008 Iraqi flag proposal

2008 second Iraqi flag proposal

Flag Redesigns

Iraq flag proposal by Talal Alanasi, Wikimedia Commons, Jan 2008. (details)

Design by Luismanuel1995, May 2019.

Design by Sheikh Sultan, Aug 2016

Iraq flag redesign by Teke2025, Nov 2021.

Iraq flag proposal, Wikimedia Commons, Apr 2023. (details)

Iraq flag redesign by SagoShader2021, Apr 2023.

Iraq flag redesign by EuropeanV, Feb 2025.