The flag of Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic () was adopted on August 7, 1993 as the state flag of the unrecognized

Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic Talysh-Mughan, officially known as the Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic (Talysh: Толъш-Мъғонә Мохтарә Республикә, ''Tolış-Mığonə Muxtara Respublika''), was a short-lived autonomous republic in Azerbaijan that la ...

.''James B. Minahan.'' Encyclopedia of Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups around the world. — Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2016. — С. 409. — ISBN 978-1-61069-953-2.

Description

The ratio of the width to the length of the Talysh flag is 2:3. This flag consists of three colored fabrics (tricolor). These pieces consist of three vertical stripes of equal width,

red Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ...

on the right,

white White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on ...

in the middle and

green Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 Nanometre, nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by ...

on the left. The center of the white stripe depicts the sun and the sea. This image makes up 9/10 of the strip.

Colors and symbols

The Talysh flag, like the flags of other Iranian-speaking peoples, has three colors (

and

).''Жирохов М.А.'' Меч и огонь Карабаха. Хроники незнаменитой войны. 1988-1994. — Москва: Центрполиграф, 2011. — С. 283. — 54-56 с. — ISBN 978-5-227-03227-0. * Red color — It is the color of blood, it glorifies all the

Talysh Talysh may refer to: *Talysh people *History of Talysh *Talysh language *Talysh Khanate, in existence from 1747 to 1828 *Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic, a self-declared autonomy, which existed briefly in the south of Azerbaijan in 1993 *Talysh M ...

who have been killed throughout history. * White color — glorifies the spirit of freedom of the people. * Green color —

Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...

. * Sun with twelve rays — glorifies the

12 imams The Twelve Imams ( ar, ٱلْأَئِمَّة ٱلْٱثْنَا عَشَر, '; fa, دوازده امام, ') are the spiritual and political successors to the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Twelver branch of Islam, including that of the Alawi ...

of Islam. * Sea — glorifies the geographical area inhabited by the Talysh and the

Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia; east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia ...

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History of Talysh