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Tatarstan Tatarstan, officially the Republic of Tatarstan, sometimes also called Tataria, is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is a part of the Volga Federal District; and its capital city, capital and largest city i ...

, a

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, was introduced in 1991.

History

The Supreme Council of the Tatar Soviet Socialist Republic adopted the flag on 29 November 1991 in its present form. It was designed by T.G. Khaziakhmetov (Tawil Xaciəxmətov). The Tatar Encyclopedia states: "The flag is a state symbol that expresses the sovereignty of the Republic of Tatarstan, the identity and traditions of the people of Tatarstan. The national flag of the Republic of Tatarstan consists of a rectangular panel with horizontal stripes of green, white and red. The white stripe is 1/15 of the flag's width and is located between equal-width stripes of green and red. The green stripe is at the top. The ratio of the flag's width to its length is 1:2." According to official explanation; * Red band symbolizes fight for happiness, bravery and courage * White band symbolizes peace, concord and honest future * Green band symbolizes hope, freedom and wealth. Tatar nationalists such as the All-Tatar Public Center use a different flag, divided diagonally by red and green and containing a white

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in the center.

Historical flags

File:Golden Horde flag 1339.svg,

Golden Horde The Golden Horde, self-designated as ''Ulug Ulus'' ( in Turkic) was originally a Mongols, Mongol and later Turkicized khanate established in the 13th century and originating as the northwestern sector of the Mongol Empire. With the division of ...

File:Flag of Tartary.svg,

Khanate of Kazan The Khanate of Kazan was a Tatar state that occupied the territory of the former Volga Bulgaria between 1438 and 1552. The khanate covered contemporary Tatarstan, Mari El, Chuvashia, Mordovia, and parts of Udmurtia and Bashkortostan; ...

File:Flag of Idel-Ural State.svg,

Idel-Ural State The Idel-Ural State (, , , also İdel-Ural berlege İdel-Ural ştatı), also known as the Volga-Ural State or Idel-Ural Republic, was an short-lasting autonomy of Tatars, Tatar peoples that claimed to unite Volga Tatars, Tatars, Bashkirs, and ...

(1918) File:Flag of Tatar ASSR (1926-1937).svg, Tatar ASSR (1926–1937) File:Flag of Tatar ASSR (1937-1939).svg, Tatar ASSR (1937–1939) File:Flag of Tatar ASSR (1939-1954).svg, Tatar ASSR (1939–1954) File:Flag of Tatar ASSR (1954).svg, Tatar ASSR (1954–1978) File:Flag of Tatar ASSR.svg, Tatar ASSR (1978–1991) File:Tatar Nationalist Flag.svg, Flag of Tatar nationalists

Proposed flags

File:Flag of Tatarstan 1991 proposal.svg, Flag proposed by a special commission in 1991

References

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Flags of the federal subjects of Russia Flags introduced in 1991

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