Flag of Uzbekistan
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The '''flag of [[Uzbekistan]]''' was approved at the Seventh Extraordinary Session of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan, on [[November 18]], [[1991]].<ref name = Official>Embassy of Uzbekistan in the United States [http://www.uzbekistan.org/uzbekistan/symbols/ The State Flag of the Republic of Uzbekistan]</ref>
== Symbolism ==
The color blue represents water and the sky, white symbolizes holy peace, green symbolizes nature, and the red stripes symbolize the power of life.<ref name = Official/>
The depiction of the crescent is connected to [[History of Uzbekistan|historical traditions]] of Uzbekistan. The 12 stars are representative of spiritual and divine symbols. The significance of the number 12 (the number of months in an astronomical calendar) is the development of [[Islamic astronomy|astronomy]] and scientific thought in Uzbekistan. There were also 12 principles that were used to lay the foundation of the Uzbek state.<ref name = Official/>
==See also==
*[[Flag of the Uzbek SSR]]
==References==
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==External links==
*{{FOTW|id=uz|title=Uzbekistan}}
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