Flag of Tunisia

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The Flag of Tunisia is a red field featuring a white circle with a red crescent and five-pointed star, symbolizing the country’s Islamic heritage and national identity.

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Label Occurrences
Flag of Tunisia canonical 1
flag of Tunisia 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national flag ⓘ
adoptedOn 1959-06-01 ⓘ
aspectRatio 2:3 ⓘ
associatedWith Arab world ⓘ
Maghreb region ⓘ
linked to: North Africa
capitalCity Tunis ⓘ
category Flags introduced in 1831 ⓘ
Flags with crescents ⓘ
Flags with stars ⓘ
National symbols of Tunisia ⓘ
circleColor white ⓘ
circlePosition center of the flag ⓘ
country Tunisia ⓘ
crescentColor red ⓘ
firstIntroduced 1831 ⓘ
hasCrescentOrientation crescent open toward the hoist ⓘ
hasDesignElement red crescent ⓘ
red five-pointed star ⓘ
white circle ⓘ
hasLegalDefinition Tunisian constitution ⓘ
hasShape rectangular flag ⓘ
introducedBy Hussein II Bey ⓘ
isSimilarTo Flag of Turkey ⓘ
linked to: Turkish flag
isStateSymbolOf Tunisia ⓘ
officialLanguageOfCountry Arabic ⓘ
representsContinent Africa ⓘ
representsReligion Islam ⓘ
reverseDesign same as obverse ⓘ
starPoints 5 ⓘ
starPosition inside the crescent ⓘ
status current national flag ⓘ
symbolizes Islamic heritage ⓘ
historical connection to the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
national identity ⓘ
unity of the nation ⓘ
usedBy Government of Tunisia ⓘ
linked to: Tunisian government

Tunisian Armed Forces ⓘ
usedOn Tunisian embassies abroad ⓘ
Tunisian ships ⓘ
public buildings in Tunisia ⓘ
usedSince 19th century ⓘ
usesColor red ⓘ
white ⓘ
writingSystemOnFlag none ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Coat of arms of Tunisia → associatedWith → flag of Tunisia ⓘ
linked to: Flag of Tunisia