Emblem of Turkmenistan
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The State Emblem of Turkmenistan was created after Turkmenistan gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Like other post-Soviet republics whose symbols do not predate the October Revolution,
Coat of arms of Turkmenistan on a postage stamp of Turkmenistan, 1992.
Rub el Hizb
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The Rub el Hizb is an Islamic symbol in the shape of an octagram, represented as two overlapping squares ۞. While its main utility today is to mark a division inside some copies of the Quran to facili
Emblem of Turkmenistan
…Revolution, the current emblem retains some components of the Soviet one such as the cotton, wheat and rug. The eight-point green starburst (known as the Rub el Hizb, a symbol of Islam, to which a majority of Turkmen profess) with golden edges features in its center a red circular disc which carries sheaves of wheat…
Seljuk mosaic tile decoration from the Kubadabad Palace (early 13th-century Anatolia)