Raising of Kurdistan Flag

Date: December 17, 1945 • Location: Mahabad, Iran, Islamic Republic of

The modern flag of Kurdistan was raised for the first time in Mahabad, Iran.

The flag of Kurdistan, also called Ala Rengin, is the flag of Kurds and was created by the Society for the Rise of Kurdistan in 1920. It would later be adopted as the national flag of different Kurdish states including Republic of Ararat, Republic of Mahabad, and most recently by Kurdistan Region in 1992. Moreover, the Kingdom of Kurdistan used a crescent flag which was also considered a Kurdish flag.