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The Flag of Kurdistan first appeared during the Kurdish independence movement from the Ottoman Empire. The Kurdish flag with the Red, Yellow, Green and White with sun disk of 21 rays is currently used as the official flag of the autonomous Kurdistan Region in Iraq, which is under the control of the Kurdistan Regional Government. The flag is banned in Turkey, Iran and Syria.

The main characteristic of the flag is the blazing golden sun emblem at the center, supposedly representing wisdom in Zoroastrianism and Yezidi religion. The sun disk of the emblem has 21 rays, equal in size and shape. The number 21 holds importance in the ancient Yazdani religious traditions of the Kurds.