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href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8B%A8%E1%8A%A9%E1%8B%8C%E1%89%B5_%E1%88%B0%E1%8A%95%E1%8B%B0%E1%89%85_%E1%8B%93%E1%88%8B%E1%88%9B" title="የኩዌት ሰንደቅ ዓላማ – Amharic" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="የኩዌት ሰንደቅ ዓላማ" data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Amharic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>አማርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA" title="علم الكويت – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="علم الكويت" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%BCveyt_bayra%C4%9F%C4%B1" title="Küveyt bayrağı – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Küveyt bayrağı" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kob%C3%A9r_Kuwait" title="Kobér Kuwait – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Kobér Kuwait" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE" title="কুয়েতের জাতীয় পতাকা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="কুয়েতের জাতীয় পতাকা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%86%D1%8F%D0%B3_%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Сцяг Кувейта – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Сцяг Кувейта" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%BE_%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%82" title="Национално знаме на Кувейт – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Национално знаме на Кувейт" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zastava_Kuvajta" title="Zastava Kuvajta – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Zastava Kuvajta" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandera_de_Kuwait" title="Bandera de Kuwait – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Bandera de Kuwait" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuvajtsk%C3%A1_vlajka" title="Kuvajtská vlajka – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Kuvajtská vlajka" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baner_Coweit" title="Baner Coweit – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Baner Coweit" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwaits_flag" title="Kuwaits flag – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kuwaits flag" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagge_Kuwaits" title="Flagge Kuwaits – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Flagge Kuwaits" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuveidi_lipp" title="Kuveidi lipp – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Kuveidi lipp" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%9A%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B2%CE%AD%CE%B9%CF%84" title="Σημαία του Κουβέιτ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Σημαία του Κουβέιτ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandera_de_Kuwait" title="Bandera de Kuwait – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Bandera de Kuwait" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flago_de_Kuvajto" title="Flago de Kuvajto – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Flago de Kuvajto" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwaiteko_bandera" title="Kuwaiteko bandera – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Kuwaiteko bandera" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%B1%DA%86%D9%85_%DA%A9%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AA" title="پرچم کویت – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="پرچم کویت" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drapeau_du_Kowe%C3%AFt" title="Drapeau du Koweït – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Drapeau du Koweït" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandeira_de_Kuwait" title="Bandeira de Kuwait – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Bandeira de Kuwait" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%95%E0%AB%81%E0%AA%B5%E0%AB%88%E0%AA%A4%E0%AA%A8%E0%AB%8B_%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%B7%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%9F%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%A7%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%B5%E0%AA%9C" title="કુવૈતનો રાષ્ટ્રધ્વજ – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="કુવૈતનો રાષ્ટ્રધ્વજ" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%BF%A0%EC%9B%A8%EC%9D%B4%ED%8A%B8%EC%9D%98_%EA%B5%AD%EA%B8%B0" title="쿠웨이트의 국기 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="쿠웨이트의 국기" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%94%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BE%D5%A5%D5%B5%D5%A9%D5%AB_%D5%A4%D6%80%D5%B8%D5%B7" title="Քուվեյթի դրոշ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Քուվեյթի դրոշ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%9C" title="कुवैत का ध्वज – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="कुवैत का ध्वज" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zastava_Kuvajta" title="Zastava Kuvajta – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Zastava Kuvajta" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8" title="কুয়েতর ফিরালহান – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="কুয়েতর ফিরালহান" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bendera_Kuwait" title="Bendera Kuwait – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Bendera Kuwait" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A1ni_K%C3%BAveit" title="Fáni Kúveit – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Fáni Kúveit" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandiera_del_Kuwait" title="Bandiera del Kuwait – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Bandiera del Kuwait" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%92%D7%9C_%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%AA" title="דגל כווית – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="דגל כווית" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%B5%E0%B3%88%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D_%E0%B2%A7%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%9C" title="ಕುವೈತ್ ಧ್ವಜ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಕುವೈತ್ ಧ್ವಜ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuveito_v%C4%97liava" title="Kuveito vėliava – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Kuveito vėliava" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandera_del_Kuwait" title="Bandera del Kuwait – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Bandera del Kuwait" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuvait_z%C3%A1szlaja" title="Kuvait zászlaja – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Kuvait zászlaja" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%98%D1%82" title="Знаме на Кувајт – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Знаме на Кувајт" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%9C" title="कुवेतचा ध्वज – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="कुवेतचा ध्वज" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA" title="علم الكويت – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="علم الكويت" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bendera_Kuwait" title="Bendera Kuwait – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Bendera Kuwait" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlag_van_Koeweit" title="Vlag van Koeweit – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Vlag van Koeweit" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%81%AE%E5%9B%BD%E6%97%97" title="クウェートの国旗 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="クウェートの国旗" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwaits_flagg" title="Kuwaits flagg – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Kuwaits flagg" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaga_Kuwejtu" title="Flaga Kuwejtu – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Flaga Kuwejtu" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandeira_do_Kuwait" title="Bandeira 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class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">Kuwait</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="display:none"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kuwait.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/255px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png" decoding="async" width="255" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/383px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/510px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><i>Alam Baladii</i>, <i>Derti</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Vexillological_symbol" title="Vexillological symbol">Use</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Civil_flag" title="Civil flag">Civil</a> and <a href="/wiki/State_flag" title="State flag">state flag</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_ensign" class="mw-redirect" title="National ensign">national ensign</a> <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_110111.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Civil and state flag, national ensign"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/FIAV_110111.svg/23px-FIAV_110111.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/FIAV_110111.svg/35px-FIAV_110111.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/FIAV_110111.svg/46px-FIAV_110111.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="210" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_normal.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Normal or de jure version of flag, or obverse side"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/FIAV_normal.svg/23px-FIAV_normal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/FIAV_normal.svg/36px-FIAV_normal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/FIAV_normal.svg/46px-FIAV_normal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IFIS_Mirror.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Reverse side is mirror image of obverse side"><img alt="Reverse side is mirror image of obverse side" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/IFIS_Mirror.svg/21px-IFIS_Mirror.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/IFIS_Mirror.svg/32px-IFIS_Mirror.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/IFIS_Mirror.svg/42px-IFIS_Mirror.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="21" data-file-height="15" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IFIS_Vertical_normal.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag can be hung vertically by hoisting on a normal pole, then turning the pole 90°"><img alt="Flag can be hung vertically by hoisting on a normal pole, then turning the pole 90°" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/IFIS_Vertical_normal.svg/21px-IFIS_Vertical_normal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/IFIS_Vertical_normal.svg/32px-IFIS_Vertical_normal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/IFIS_Vertical_normal.svg/42px-IFIS_Vertical_normal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="21" data-file-height="13" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Proportion</th><td class="infobox-data">1:2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Adopted</th><td class="infobox-data">7 September 1961<span class="noprint">; 63 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1961-09-07</span>)</span><br /><small>Officially hoisted 24 November 1961</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Design</th><td class="infobox-data">A horizontal <a href="/wiki/Triband_(flag)" title="Triband (flag)">triband</a> of green, white and red; with a black trapezium based on the hoist side.</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kuwait_embassy_in_London.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Kuwait_embassy_in_London.jpg/220px-Kuwait_embassy_in_London.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Kuwait_embassy_in_London.jpg/330px-Kuwait_embassy_in_London.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Kuwait_embassy_in_London.jpg/440px-Kuwait_embassy_in_London.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Flag at the <a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_Kuwait,_London" title="Embassy of Kuwait, London">Embassy of Kuwait, London</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>flag of Kuwait</b> (<span title="Arabic-language text"><span lang="ar" dir="rtl">علم الكويت</span></span>) was adopted on 7 September 1961, and officially hoisted 24 November 1961. Before 1961, the flag of <a href="/wiki/Kuwait" title="Kuwait">Kuwait</a> was red and white, like those of other <a href="/wiki/Arab_states_of_the_Persian_Gulf" title="Arab states of the Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf states</a> at the time, with the field being red and words or charges being written in white. It is the only flag in the world featuring an acute trapezium. </p><p>When <a href="/wiki/Bani_Utbah" title="Bani Utbah">the Utub</a> settled in <a href="/wiki/Kuwait" title="Kuwait">Kuwait</a>, Kuwaiti ships were flying a flag common on the western coast of the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf" title="Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf</a>, a red flag added to it near the mast a serrated white ribbon similar to the current Bahrain flag and was called in the name of <a href="/wiki/Al-Sulami_flag" title="Al-Sulami flag">the Sulaimi flag</a>. This flag was raised in the rule of Sheikh <a href="/wiki/Sabah_I_bin_Jaber" title="Sabah I bin Jaber">Sabah I bin Jaber</a> in 1752 to 1871. </p><p>During the period of <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman</a> rule in Kuwait, the Ottoman flag, red with a white <a href="/wiki/Crescent_and_star" class="mw-redirect" title="Crescent and star">crescent and star</a>, was used. This flag was retained after the country became a <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> protectorate in the <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Kuwaiti_Agreement_of_1899" title="Anglo-Kuwaiti Agreement of 1899">Anglo-Kuwaiti Agreement of 1899</a>. </p><p>In 1903, <a href="/wiki/Lord_Curzon" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Curzon">Lord Curzon</a>, the British <a href="/wiki/Viceroy_and_Governor-General_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Viceroy and Governor-General of India">Viceroy and Governor-General of India</a> visited Kuwait, and <a href="/wiki/Mubarak_Al-Sabah" title="Mubarak Al-Sabah">Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah</a> received him and raised a red flag with white words, توكلنا على الله (<i>We trust in God</i>) in Arabic writing. This avoided the diplomatic faux pax, given Kuwait was under British protection, of raising the Ottoman flag. </p><p>Two different flag designs were proposed but not adopted in the period after this. The first proposal in 1906, a red flag with white Western letters spelling (<i>KOWEIT</i>) and the second in 1913, the Ottoman flag but the word كويت (<i>Kuwayt</i>) in Arabic writing as a canton.<sup id="cite_ref-hub_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hub-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vex_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vex-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Ottoman flag kept being used until the <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">First World War</a>, when friendly-fire incidents with the British in 1914 during the <a href="/wiki/Mesopotamian_campaign" title="Mesopotamian campaign">Mesopotamian campaign</a> around the river <a href="/wiki/Shatt_al-Arab" title="Shatt al-Arab">Shatt al-Arab</a> occurred due to Kuwait and the enemy Ottomans both using the same flag. Because of this Kuwait adopted a new flag, red with كويت (<i>Kuwait</i>) in Arabic writing.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hub_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hub-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vex_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vex-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This flag was in use until 1921, when <a href="/wiki/Sheikh" title="Sheikh">Sheikh</a> <a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Al-Jaber_Al-Sabah" title="Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah">Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah</a> added the <a href="/wiki/Shahada" title="Shahada">Shahada</a> to the flag.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hub_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hub-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vex_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vex-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This version was in use until 1940, when he also added a stylized <a href="/wiki/Falcon" title="Falcon">falcons</a> claw to the flag.<sup id="cite_ref-hub_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hub-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vex_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vex-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These flags were also depicted on the <a href="/wiki/Emblem_of_Kuwait" title="Emblem of Kuwait">Emblems of Kuwait</a>. The red flag remained the national flag of Kuwait until the adoption of the current one in September 1961. The present flag is in the <a href="/wiki/Pan-Arab_colors" title="Pan-Arab colors">Pan-Arab colours</a>, but each colour is also significant in its own right. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scheme </th> <th>Textile colour </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#CE1126"><span style="color:#ffffff"> Red </span> </th> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Hashemites" title="Hashemites">Hashemite dynasty</a>, symbolizes the blood on the swords of Muslim warriors. </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#ffffff">White </th> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Umayyad_dynasty" title="Umayyad dynasty">Umayyad dynasty</a>, symbolizes purity and noble deeds. </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background: #007A3D"><span style="color:#ffffff"> Green </span> </th> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Fatimid_dynasty" title="Fatimid dynasty">Fatimid dynasty</a> or <a href="/wiki/Rashidun_Caliphate" title="Rashidun Caliphate">Rashidun Caliphate</a>, represents the fertile land of Arabia. </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background: #000000"><span style="color:#ffffff"> Black </span> </th> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Abbasid_dynasty" title="Abbasid dynasty">Abbasid dynasty</a>, represents the defeat of enemies in battle. </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The colours' meaning came from a poem by Safie Al-Deen Al-Hali: </p> <ul><li>White are our deeds</li> <li>Black are our battles</li> <li>Green are our lands</li> <li>Red are our swords</li></ul> <p>Rules of hanging and flying the flag: </p> <ul><li>Horizontally: The green stripe should be on top.</li> <li>Vertically: The red stripe should be on the left side of the flag.</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kuwait_Flag_kite_launching,_21_July_%2704..jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Kuwait_Flag_kite_launching%2C_21_July_%2704..jpg/220px-Kuwait_Flag_kite_launching%2C_21_July_%2704..jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Kuwait_Flag_kite_launching%2C_21_July_%2704..jpg/330px-Kuwait_Flag_kite_launching%2C_21_July_%2704..jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Kuwait_Flag_kite_launching%2C_21_July_%2704..jpg/440px-Kuwait_Flag_kite_launching%2C_21_July_%2704..jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="568" /></a><figcaption>Peter Lynn's Kuwaiti Flag kite</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2005, it became the design of the world's largest <a href="/wiki/Kite" title="Kite">kite</a> at a size of 1019 square metres. It was made in <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> by <a href="/wiki/Peter_Lynn" title="Peter Lynn">Peter Lynn</a>, launched to the public for the first time in 2004 in the United Kingdom, officially launched in Kuwait in 2005, and has not been surpassed since. </p><p>The flag can also appear to resemble the corner of a room, with the green and red being the ceiling and floor, and mismatched black and white walls. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Construction_sheet">Construction sheet</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Kuwait&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Construction sheet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1248256098">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{width:100%!important}}.mw-parser-output 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class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Design used in the past, but now abandoned"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/36px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> Standard of the Emir 1921–1940</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Standard_of_the_Emir_of_Kuwait_(1940-1956).svg" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Standard_of_the_Emir_of_Kuwait_%281956-1961%29.svg/120px-Standard_of_the_Emir_of_Kuwait_%281956-1961%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Standard_of_the_Emir_of_Kuwait_%281956-1961%29.svg/180px-Standard_of_the_Emir_of_Kuwait_%281956-1961%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Standard_of_the_Emir_of_Kuwait_%281956-1961%29.svg/240px-Standard_of_the_Emir_of_Kuwait_%281956-1961%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Design used in the past, but now abandoned"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/36px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> Standard of the Emir 1956–1961</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Standard_of_the_Emir_of_Kuwait.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Standard of the Emir 1961–present"><img alt="Standard of the Emir 1961–present" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Standard_of_the_Emir_of_Kuwait.svg/120px-Standard_of_the_Emir_of_Kuwait.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Standard_of_the_Emir_of_Kuwait.svg/180px-Standard_of_the_Emir_of_Kuwait.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Standard_of_the_Emir_of_Kuwait.svg/240px-Standard_of_the_Emir_of_Kuwait.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Standard of the Emir 1961–present</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historical_flags_of_Kuwait">Historical flags of Kuwait</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Kuwait&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Historical flags of Kuwait"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kuwait_Al-Sulami_1746-1871.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1746–1871 (Al-Sulami flag)"><img alt="1746–1871 (Al-Sulami flag)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Flag_of_Kuwait_Al-Sulami_1746-1871.svg/120px-Flag_of_Kuwait_Al-Sulami_1746-1871.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Flag_of_Kuwait_Al-Sulami_1746-1871.svg/180px-Flag_of_Kuwait_Al-Sulami_1746-1871.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Flag_of_Kuwait_Al-Sulami_1746-1871.svg/240px-Flag_of_Kuwait_Al-Sulami_1746-1871.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Design used in the past, but now abandoned"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/36px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_sinister.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Obverse side meant to be hoisted with pole to the observer's right"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/FIAV_sinister.svg/23px-FIAV_sinister.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/FIAV_sinister.svg/36px-FIAV_sinister.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/FIAV_sinister.svg/46px-FIAV_sinister.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span>1746–1871 <br /><small>(<a href="/wiki/Al-Sulami_flag" title="Al-Sulami flag">Al-Sulami flag</a>)</small></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Ottoman_Empire_(1844%E2%80%931922).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1871-1914 (The Ottoman Empire adopted its flag in 1844)"><img alt="1871-1914 (The Ottoman Empire adopted its flag in 1844)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Flag_of_the_Ottoman_Empire_%281844%E2%80%931922%29.svg/120px-Flag_of_the_Ottoman_Empire_%281844%E2%80%931922%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Flag_of_the_Ottoman_Empire_%281844%E2%80%931922%29.svg/180px-Flag_of_the_Ottoman_Empire_%281844%E2%80%931922%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Flag_of_the_Ottoman_Empire_%281844%E2%80%931922%29.svg/240px-Flag_of_the_Ottoman_Empire_%281844%E2%80%931922%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Design used in the past, but now abandoned"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/36px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> 1871-1914<br /><small>(The <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a> adopted its flag in 1844)</small></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kuwait_(1903).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Used between 28-30 November 1903 during the visit of Lord Curzon"><img alt="Used between 28-30 November 1903 during the visit of Lord Curzon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kuwait_%281903%29.svg/120px-Flag_of_Kuwait_%281903%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kuwait_%281903%29.svg/180px-Flag_of_Kuwait_%281903%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kuwait_%281903%29.svg/240px-Flag_of_Kuwait_%281903%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Design used in the past, but now abandoned"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/36px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_sinister.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Obverse side meant to be hoisted with pole to the observer's right"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/FIAV_sinister.svg/23px-FIAV_sinister.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/FIAV_sinister.svg/36px-FIAV_sinister.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/FIAV_sinister.svg/46px-FIAV_sinister.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> Used between 28-30 November 1903 during the visit of <a href="/wiki/Lord_Curzon" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Curzon">Lord Curzon</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kuwait_(1906_proposal).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1906 proposal (not adopted)"><img alt="1906 proposal (not adopted)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Kuwait_%281906_proposal%29.svg/120px-Flag_of_Kuwait_%281906_proposal%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Kuwait_%281906_proposal%29.svg/180px-Flag_of_Kuwait_%281906_proposal%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Kuwait_%281906_proposal%29.svg/240px-Flag_of_Kuwait_%281906_proposal%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_proposal.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Design was proposed in the past, but never officially adopted"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/FIAV_proposal.svg/23px-FIAV_proposal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/FIAV_proposal.svg/36px-FIAV_proposal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/FIAV_proposal.svg/46px-FIAV_proposal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> 1906 proposal<br /><small>(not adopted)</small></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kuwait_(1909-1915).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1913 proposal (not adopted)"><img alt="1913 proposal (not adopted)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Kuwait_%281909-1915%29.svg/120px-Flag_of_Kuwait_%281909-1915%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Kuwait_%281909-1915%29.svg/180px-Flag_of_Kuwait_%281909-1915%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Kuwait_%281909-1915%29.svg/240px-Flag_of_Kuwait_%281909-1915%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_proposal.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Design was proposed in the past, but never officially adopted"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/FIAV_proposal.svg/23px-FIAV_proposal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/FIAV_proposal.svg/36px-FIAV_proposal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/FIAV_proposal.svg/46px-FIAV_proposal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> 1913 proposal<br /><small>(not adopted)</small></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kuwait_(1914-1921).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1914–1921"><img alt="1914–1921" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Flag_of_Kuwait_%281914-1921%29.svg/120px-Flag_of_Kuwait_%281914-1921%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Flag_of_Kuwait_%281914-1921%29.svg/180px-Flag_of_Kuwait_%281914-1921%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Flag_of_Kuwait_%281914-1921%29.svg/240px-Flag_of_Kuwait_%281914-1921%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Design used in the past, but now abandoned"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/36px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_sinister.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Obverse side meant to be hoisted with pole to the observer's right"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/FIAV_sinister.svg/23px-FIAV_sinister.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/FIAV_sinister.svg/36px-FIAV_sinister.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/FIAV_sinister.svg/46px-FIAV_sinister.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span>1914–1921</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kuwait_(Battle_of_Jahra_1920).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Battle flag raised during Battle of Jahra in 1920"><img alt="Battle flag raised during Battle of Jahra in 1920" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Flag_of_Kuwait_%28Battle_of_Jahra_1920%29.svg/120px-Flag_of_Kuwait_%28Battle_of_Jahra_1920%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Flag_of_Kuwait_%28Battle_of_Jahra_1920%29.svg/180px-Flag_of_Kuwait_%28Battle_of_Jahra_1920%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Flag_of_Kuwait_%28Battle_of_Jahra_1920%29.svg/240px-Flag_of_Kuwait_%28Battle_of_Jahra_1920%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Design used in the past, but now abandoned"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/36px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_sinister.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Obverse side meant to be hoisted with pole to the observer's right"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/FIAV_sinister.svg/23px-FIAV_sinister.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/FIAV_sinister.svg/36px-FIAV_sinister.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/FIAV_sinister.svg/46px-FIAV_sinister.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> Battle flag raised during <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Jahra" title="Battle of Jahra">Battle of Jahra</a> in 1920</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kuwait_(1921-1940).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1921–1940"><img alt="1921–1940" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_Kuwait_%281921-1940%29.svg/120px-Flag_of_Kuwait_%281921-1940%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_Kuwait_%281921-1940%29.svg/180px-Flag_of_Kuwait_%281921-1940%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_Kuwait_%281921-1940%29.svg/240px-Flag_of_Kuwait_%281921-1940%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Design used in the past, but now abandoned"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/36px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_sinister.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Obverse side meant to be hoisted with pole to the observer's right"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/FIAV_sinister.svg/23px-FIAV_sinister.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/FIAV_sinister.svg/36px-FIAV_sinister.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/FIAV_sinister.svg/46px-FIAV_sinister.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span>1921–1940</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kuwait_(1940-1961).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1940–1961"><img alt="1940–1961" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Kuwait_%281940-1961%29.svg/120px-Flag_of_Kuwait_%281940-1961%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Kuwait_%281940-1961%29.svg/180px-Flag_of_Kuwait_%281940-1961%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Kuwait_%281940-1961%29.svg/240px-Flag_of_Kuwait_%281940-1961%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Design used in the past, but now abandoned"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or 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