Banner o Kyrgyzstan
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The banner o Kyrgyzstan wis adoptit on 3 Mairch 1992 bi the Supreme Council o Kyrgyzstan.[1] It consists o a red field w a yellae sun in the center haein 40 uniformly spaced rays. In the center o the sun is a red ring crossed bi twa sets o three lines, a stylized representation o the tündük (Kyrgyz:түндүк}}, tyndyk) or croun o the traditional Kyrgyz yurt, a seembol replicatit in mony facets o Kyrgyz airchitecture.
The red backgrund o the banner seembolizes bravery an valor, the sun represents peace an wealth, an the tunduk signifies the family hame or, bi extension, the universe.[1] Accordin tae popular interpretations,[2] the sun's 40 rays represent the 40 Kyrgyz tribes unified against the Mongols bi the epic hero Manas.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The flag and state emblems of Kyrgyzstan
- ↑ Forty tribes and the 40-ray sun on the flag of Kyrgyzstan, SRAS–The School of Russian and Asian Studies
