Use | Civil and state flag |
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Proportion | 2:3[1] |
Adopted | 26 February 1994 (original), 19 November 2003 (modified) |
Design | A horizontal tricolor of green, blue, and red. |
Designed by | Abdulvagab C. Muratchayev |
The flag of the Republic of Dagestan (‹See Tfd›Russian: Флаг Дагестана; Avar: Дагъистаналъул байрахъ; Azerbaijani: Дағыстан бајрағы, romanized: Dağıstan bayrağı; Lezgian: Дагъустандин тӀаратӀ; Kumyk: Дагъыстаны байракъ) was adopted after the transformation of the Dagestan ASSR into the Republic of Dagestan within the Russian Federation. The flag was formally adopted on 26 February 1994.[2] It features a horizontal tricolor of green (for Islam),[3] blue (for the Caspian Sea),[3] and red (for courage and fidelity).[3] On 19 November 2003 the proportion of the flag was changed from the original 1:2 to 2:3, and the middle stripe from light blue to blue.[1]