The flag of Chechnya () is a rectangle with sides in the ratio 2:3 representing the Chechen Republic, a republic of Russia. The flag is composed of three horizontal bars of, from top to bottom: green, representing Islam; white; and red; superimposed on them is a narrow vertical white band at the hoist, containing the national ornament, a design of four golden scroll shapes.
This flag, introduced in 2004, is primarily used by the government of Chechnya while the pro-independence flags are commonly used by opposition forces.
Historic flags From 1957 to 1978, the Soviet flag of the Checheno-Ingush ASSR was based on the flag of the Russian SFSR with the addition of a blue vertical bar on the hoist side and the abbreviated name of the Republic (НГӀАССР in Chechen and Ingush, and ЧИАССР in Russian).
In 1978, these abbreviated names were replaced with the full versions: ЧЕЧЕНО-ИНГУШСКАЯ АССР in Russian, НОХЧ-ГӀАЛГӀАЙН АССР in Chechen, and НОХЧ-ГӀАЛГӀАЙ АССР in Ingush.
+FlagDateUseDescriptionFlag of Dzurdzuk and Princedom of SimsimPlain dark red flagThe flag of Chechnya from the end of 1785 until March 8, 184019th centuryFlag of the Caucasian Imamate1919–1920Flag of the North Caucasian EmirateA plain green flag with a crescent tilted to face upwards, and 3 stars on the top.1917-1919/1920-1921Flag of the Mountain RepublicFlag of Ali Mitaev1937–1944Flag of the Checheno-Ingush ASSR 1957–1978Flag of the Checheno-Ingush ASSR 1978–1990Flag of the Checheno-Ingush ASSR 1990–1991Flag of the Checheno-Ingush SSR
1991–2000 Several flags have been used by the supporters of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. The most common of these is the green flag with the red and white stripes. Its proportions are approximately 7:11. The color scheme is green, white, red, white, green, with the upper two-thirds of the flag in green and the remaining one third in white, red, white and green stripes of equal width, the width ratio of which is 8:1:1:1:1. Another well-known example is similar to this flag but has the country's coat of arms incorporated into the design. Each color is meant to symbolize an aspect of the Chechen national character. Green is the color of life, red symbolizes the bloodshed in the struggle for freedom and white represents the road to a bright future. These flags were mainly used by supporters of Dzhokhar Dudayev, Aslan Maskhadov and their successors. Apart from these several other designs have been used by different factions of the independentist movement, and even single sides used different flags at the same time. +FlagDateUseDescription1991–2000National flag of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria1991–2000Variant flag of the Chechen Republic of IchkeriaNational Flag of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria with coat of arms.1991–2000Variant flag of the Chechen Republic of IchkeriaNational Flag of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria with the bottom green stripe removed.1990–1996Flag of the All-National Congress of the Chechen PeopleNational flag of the All-National Congress of the Chechen People2005–2007Flag used by the Caucasus Emirate
Loyalist opposition The pro-Moscow opposition to Dudayev used a flag of similar design with the main difference being the inversion of the red and white stripes. It has not been used since it was replaced by the current flag of the Chechen Republic. +FlagDateUseDescription1993–1996Flag of the , 's faction.1996–2004Pro-Russian Chechen flag.
Other flags
Administrative divisions +FlagDateUse22 September 2010–PresentFlag of GroznyGreen background with the red and white stripes, and a drawing of the Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque on the green side.2011–presentFlag of Argun2010–201110 October 2021–presentFlag of Achkhoy-Martanovsky District30 January 2018–presentFlag of Groznensky District10 August 2021–presentFlag of Gudermessky District24 December 2020 – 10 August 202119 October 2021–presentFlag of Itum-Kalinsky District17 September 2020–presentFlag of Kurchaloyevsky District23 July 2021–presentFlag of Nadterechny District9 December 2020–presentFlag of Naursky District16 September 2020–presentFlag of Nozhay-Yurtovsky District24 September 2021–presentFlag of Sernovodsky District17 April 2020–presentFlag of Shalinsky District29 July 2021–presentFlag of Sharoysky District17 September 2020–presentFlag of Shatoysky District10 December 2020–presentFlag of Shelkovskoy District1 November 2016–presentFlag of Urus-Martanovsky District22 July 2021–presentFlag of Vedensky District11 June 2021–presentFlag of Shatoy
Gallery +FlagDsteUseDescription2020–PresentAdat People's Movement2007–2016Caucasus EmirateA plain black flag with the Shahada on the middle written in white, and a sword on the bottom, modeled after the flag of Saudi Arabia.External link?–PresentFlag used by the KadyrovitesIdentical to the current flag of Chechnya, but with the picture of Akhmat Kadyrov on the center.
See also Coat of arms of the Chechen Republic Flag of the Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
References
External links
Flags of the World: Chechenia