Hazaristan Flag and Hazara Protest in London

The Flag of Hazaristan (

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: پرچم هزارستان ) is known as the

national flag A national flag is a flag that represents and symbolizes a given nation. It is flown by the government of that nation, but usually can also be flown by its citizens. A national flag is typically designed with specific meanings for its colours ...

of the

Hazara people The Hazaras ( fa, , Həzārə; haz, , Āzərə) are an ethnic group and the principal component of the population of Afghanistan, native to, and primarily residing in the Hazaristan (Hazarajat) region in central Afghanistan and generally scatte ...

. It includes three colors: yellow, white and blue. It was originally proposed and presented on the cover of the anthology ''

Poems for the Hazara ''Poems for the Hazara'' ()() is a multilingual poetry anthology and a collaborative poem composed of the works of one hundred twenty five internationally recognized poets from sixty-eight countries. Poems in this book are in English language, E ...

''. Article 37 of the Hazaristan Charter, released by the Pioneers of the Hazaristan Independence Movement on April 11, 2021, is about the Hazaristan Flag. The flag of Hazaristan has been extensively used in many countries during the global Hazara protests against the Hazara genocide in Afghanistan. The flag of Hazaristan also has been used by well-known Hazara organizations such as the Hazara National Congress, the Munich Hazara Association, Brisbane’s Hazara Community, and the Hazara Council of Great Britain.

Hazaristan Hazaristan ( fa, هزارستان, Hazāristān), or Hazarajat ( fa, هزاره‌جات, Hazārajāt) is a mostly mountainous region in the central highlands of Afghanistan, among the Koh-i-Baba mountains in the western extremities of the Hi ...

, a mountainous region in central Afghanistan, in the

Hindu Kush The Hindu Kush is an mountain range in Central and South Asia to the west of the Himalayas. It stretches from central and western Afghanistan, Quote: "The Hindu Kush mountains run along the Afghan border with the North-West Frontier Provinc ...

mountain range. Hazaristan is not an independent country, but has been home to the Hazara people since antiquity, first referenced by extant literature in ''

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,'' the bi-lingual memoirs of Mughal Emperor

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)

Design

The color combination of the flag symbolizes the Hazara people's roots and origin,

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, their

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, long winter in Hazaristan, their

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and development.

History

The Flag of Hazaristan was designed by the Hazara poet and activist

Kamran Mir Hazar Kamran Mir Hazar (Persian language, Persian/ Dari/ Hazaragi:کامران میرهزار) (born 1976) is a Hazaras, Hazara Norwegian poet, journalist and human rights activist. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of Kabul Press and Refugee Face ...

References

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