Theflag of Kuwait (علم الكويت) was adopted on 7 September 1961, and officially hoisted 24 November 1961. Before 1961, the flag ofKuwait was red and white, like those of otherArab states of the Persian Gulf at the time, with the field being red and words or charges being written in white. It is the only flag in the world featuring an acute trapezium.
Whenthe Utub settled inKuwait, Kuwaiti ships were flying a flag common on the western coast of thePersian Gulf, a red flag added to it near the mast a serrated white ribbon similar to the currentBahrain flag and was called in the name ofthe Sulaimi flag. This flag was raised in the rule of SheikhSabah I bin Jaber in 1752 to 1871.
In 1903,Lord Curzon, the BritishViceroy and Governor-General of India visited Kuwait, andSheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah received him and raised a red flag with white words, توكلنا على الله (We trust in God) in Arabic writing. This avoided the diplomatic faux pas, given Kuwait was under British protection, of raising the Ottoman flag.
Two different flag designs were proposed but not adopted in the period after this. The first proposal in 1906, a red flag with white Western letters spelling (KOWEIT) and the second in 1913, the Ottoman flag but the word كويت (Kuwayt) in Arabic writing as a canton.[1][2]
The Ottoman flag kept being used until theFirst World War, when friendly-fire incidents with the British in 1914 during theMesopotamian campaign around the riverShatt al-Arab occurred due to Kuwait and the enemy Ottomans both using the same flag. Because of this Kuwait adopted a new flag, red with كويت (Kuwait) in Arabic writing.[3][1][2] This flag was in use until 1921, whenSheikhAhmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah added theShahada to the flag.[4][1][2] This version was in use until 1940, when he also added a stylizedfalcon's claw to the flag.[1][2] These flags were also depicted on theEmblems of Kuwait. The red flag remained the national flag of Kuwait until the adoption of the current one in September 1961. The present flag is in thePan-Arab colours, but each colour is also significant in its own right.
Scheme
Textile colour
Red
TheHashemite dynasty, symbolizes the blood on the swords of Muslim warriors.
TheAbbasid dynasty, represents the defeat of enemies in battle.
The colours' meaning came from a poem by Safie Al-Deen Al-Hali:
White are our deeds
Black are our battles
Green are our lands
Red are our swords
Rules of hanging and flying the flag:
Horizontally: The green stripe should be on top.
Vertically: The red stripe should be on the left side of the flag.
Peter Lynn's Kuwaiti flag kite
In 2005, it became the design of the world's largestkite at a size of 1019 square metres. It was made inNew Zealand byPeter Lynn, launched to the public for the first time in 2004 in the United Kingdom, officially launched in Kuwait in 2005, and has not been surpassed since.
The flag can also appear to resemble the corner of a room, with the green and red being the ceiling and floor, and mismatched black and white walls.
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