Flag of Uzbekistan 459357 221893702 2008-06-26T15:47:44Z Muro Bot 5849026 robot Modifying: [[uz:O`zbekiston davlat bayrog`i]] [[Image:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg|thumb|right|250px|[[Image:FIAV 111000.svg|20px]] Flag ratio: 1:2]] 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== <references /> ==External links== *{{FOTW|id=uz|title=Uzbekistan}} <br clear=all> {{Asia topic|Flag of|title=[[Flags of Asia]]}} {{nationalflags}}<!-- to edit this table, go to [[Template:Nationalflags]] --> [[Category:National symbols of Uzbekistan]] [[Category:National flags|Uzbekistan]] [[Category:Flags of Uzbekistan]] {{Uzbekistan-stub}} {{Flag-stub}} [[bn:উজবেকিস্তানের জাতীয় পতাকা]] [[bs:Zastava Uzbekistana]] [[bg:Национално знаме на Узбекистан]] [[ca:Bandera de l'Uzbekistan]] [[cs:Vlajka Uzbekistánu]] [[de:Flagge Usbekistans]] [[et:Usbekistani lipp]] [[el:Σημαία του Ουζμπεκιστάν]] [[es:Bandera de Uzbekistán]] [[fr:Drapeau de l'Ouzbékistan]] [[ko:우즈베키스탄의 국기]] [[hr:Zastava Uzbekistana]] [[bpy:উজবেকিস্তানর ফিরালহান]] [[id:Bendera Uzbekistan]] [[it:Bandiera uzbeka]] [[he:דגל אוזבקיסטן]] [[lt:Uzbekijos vėliava]] [[hu:Üzbegisztán zászlaja]] [[nl:Vlag van Oezbekistan]] [[ja:ウズベキスタンの国旗]] [[no:Usbekistans flagg]] [[uz:O`zbekiston davlat bayrog`i]] [[pl:Flaga Uzbekistanu]] [[pt:Bandeira do Uzbequistão]] [[ru:Флаг Узбекистана]] [[sk:Vlajka Uzbekistanu]] [[sr:Застава Узбекистана]] [[fi:Uzbekistanin lippu]] [[sv:Uzbekistans flagga]] [[th:ธงชาติอุซเบกิสถาน]] [[tr:Özbekistan Bayrağı]] [[uk:Прапор Узбекистану]] [[zh:烏茲別克斯坦國旗]]