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The national flag of the State of Kuwait is loosely inspired by the Arab Revolt flag which Kuwait and some other Arab nations used in the revolt of the Arab nations against the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) during World War I, but nonetheless, each color is also significant in its own right. The colors on this flag were chosen to honor three Caliphates and one dynasty. Black for Abbusid, green for Umayyad, white for Falmid and red for the Hashemite dynasty, all of which were allies of the British during the war. Visually, the flag of Kuwait consists of three horizontal stripes the top stripe is green; the middle one white and the bottom stripe is red. On the left hand side of the Kuwait flag there is a black trapezoid.
Historical Flags[]
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1844-1914 (The Ottoman Empire adopted its flag in 1844)
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1906 proposal (not adopted)
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1913 proposal (not adopted)
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1915-1961 with variants onward until 1961
1921-1940
1940-1961
Flag Redesigns[]
Flag of Iwait by Flags Mashup Bot
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