TheBerber flag orAmazigh flag is anethnicflag used as a common symbol of related ethnic groups inNorth Africa. The flag was created to symbolize culture, but with the rise ofBerberism it also began to be used in political contexts.[1][2]
The flag is composed of blue, green, and yellow horizontal bands of the same height, and aTifinagh letteryaz oraza.[1][2] Each colour corresponds to an aspect ofTamazgha, the territory inhabited by the Berbers inNorth Africa:[2]
Blue represents the sea.
Green represents the mountains.
Yellow represents the desert.
The red of the letterz (ⵣ in Tifinagh) represents resistance and the martyrs/free men of the Imazighen.
The letterz represents the wordAmazigh, the root of which it is taken from.[1]
