Circassian flag
The Circassian flag (or the Flag of Adygea) is the national flag of the Circassians. It has a green background with twelve gold stars forming an arc that looks like a bow. There are three crossed arrows in the center.[1]
| File:Circassian flag.svg The variant used in the Circassian diaspora | |
| Name | Unitary Flag Blessed Banner |
|---|---|
| Use | National flag |
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | In Circassia: First forms of it accepted in early 1800s, standard version in 1830 In Adygea: March 24, 1992 |
| Design | Twelve golden stars resembling a bow charged with three golden arrows on a dark green background |
| Designed by | Zaneqo Seferbiy |
Circassian Flag Media
- Circassian village of Kfar Kama P1150705.JPG
The Circassian village of Kfar Kama, the Lower Galilee, Israel
children wearing circassian traditional costume
Kabardia Banner
- Kabardian Flag.svg
Flag of Kabardia, 1805. The three stars on the banner represent the three regions of Kabardia: Lesser Kabardia, Baksan, and Kashkhatau.
- Flag of Kabardia.svg
Flag of Kabardia. The standard of the last Kabardian grand prince Jankhot Qushuq. The three stars on the banner represent the three regions of Kabardia: Lesser Kabardia, Baksan, and Kashkhatau. It was a personal trophy of General Yermolov.
- Джанхъот Кушыку И Дамыгъэ.svg
Tamga of Jankhot Kushuk
- Адыгэ ныпыр.svg
A variant of the flag of Circassia
- Circassian flag of Deliberti (1836).svg
The Deliberti "The Liberty" flag sent by David Urquhart to the Shapsug, Natukhaj, and Abzakh in June 1836. 3 pieces were sent. Inside the white circle in the center, there are 3 black arrows. According to Urquhart, the flags were sent to the Circassians by the English king William IV.
- Circassian flag (by Edmund Spencer).jpg
The illustration of the Circassian flag in the second volume of Edmund Spencer's Travels in Circassia.
References
- ↑ Gammer, M. (2004). The Caspian Region: a Re-emerging Region. London: Routledge. p. 67.