Flag of Nakhichevan

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Flag of Azerbaijan presently used as the flag of Nakhichevan. Flag Ratio: 1:2

The flag of Nakhichevan is officially that of Azerbaijan. However, another flag was used in 1991 by separatist groups in Nakhichevan during the breakup of the former Soviet Union. While similar to the flag of Azerbaijan, it uses yellow in one of its stripes and in the star and crescent. The status of this flag has been unofficial since 1993.

[edit] Historical flags

Flag of the Nakhichevan ASSR introduced 1937 with both Azerbaijani and Armenian text. It fell from use in the 1940s when the Azerbaijani Latin alphabet was replaced with Cyrillic characters.

Nakhichevan separatist flag.

Variation of the Nakhichevan separatist flag.

[edit] See also

• Flag of Azerbaijan

[edit] External links

• Nakhichevan at Flags of the World
• The Nakhichevan ASSR at Flags of the World

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