State Flag Day (Azerbaijan)
The Day of the State Flag of Azerbaijan is a national holiday in Azerbaijan that is celebrated annually on 9 November. State Flag Day was established in 2009 by order of President Ilham Aliyev to commemorate the anniversary of adoption of "The Tricolour Flag" as the flag of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in 1918. It has been celebrated as a non-working public holiday ever since.
A commemorative holiday stamp.
The national flag of Azerbaijan, often referred to in Azerbaijani as üçrəngli bayraq, is a horizontal tricolour that features three equally sized bars of bright blue, red, and green; a white crescent; and a centred eight-pointed star. The flag has become the predominant and most recognizable symbol of Azerbaijan. The bright blue represents Azerbaijan's Turkic identity, the red represents progress, and the green represents Islam, which is Azerbaijan's majority religion.
The first meeting of the Parliament of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, where a tricolour flag was hung. 7 December 1918.
Azerbaijani delegation in Paris at the Claridge Hotel during the Paris Peace Conference, 1919. The tricolour flag of the ADR is visible in the background, on the chest of drawers.
Officers and soldiers of the army of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic against the background of the state tricolour
National Flag Square in Baku
