Iran
Shape
Asia · Southern Asia
Outline not to scale
About the flag
Iran's flag is three horizontal stripes of green, white and red. In the centre is a red emblem, a stylised form of the word Allah, and along the edges of the green and red stripes the phrase "Allahu Akbar" is written 22 times in white Kufic script. This design was adopted after the 1979 revolution.
Often confused with
Only the names are similar: Iraq is Iran's western neighbour, and its flag is red, white and black.
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