Flag of Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan’s flag is a red rectangle with a yellow sun and 40 straight rays in the center. Inside the sun is a red tunduk, the circular crown of a traditional Kyrgyz yurt. The flag’s height-to-length ratio is 3:5. Its original adoption was March 3, 1992; the current design was revised in December 2023.

Common English names are “Flag of Kyrgyzstan,” “Kyrgyz flag,” and “State Flag of the Kyrgyz Republic.” The Kyrgyz Republic is the country’s formal name. The central roof symbol is written түндүк in Kyrgyz and commonly transliterated as tunduk or tündük in English.

The design has a plain red field and a centered golden-yellow sun. Forty evenly arranged, straight rays surround the solar disc. Within it, a red circular frame and two crossing sets of curved bands depict the tunduk. The current pattern uses four curved bands in each crossing set.

The flag uses red and yellow, also described as gold. The published technical reference gives RGB 255, 0, 0 for red and RGB 255, 255, 0 for yellow. Their HEX equivalents are #FF0000 and #FFFF00. These are also the colors used in the SVG and PNG supplied here.

The flag combines courage, light, and a shared home. Red is associated with valor and bravery. The sun suggests light and life, while its forty rays symbolize the traditional union of forty tribes. The tunduk represents the home and the unity of the people living in Kyrgyzstan.

The sun has 40 rays. In the current design they are straight, evenly arranged around the disc. The 2023 revision changed their shape while retaining the count. Forty rays should not be confused with forty stars or with the number of lines forming the tunduk.

The forty rays traditionally represent the union of forty ancient Kyrgyz tribes into one people. This is a historical and cultural explanation of unity. The rays are not a count of present-day provinces, districts, or ethnic communities, and the flag does not label individual rays with tribal names.

It is a tunduk, the circular wooden crown at the top of a Kyrgyz yurt. On the flag, its red rim and crossing curved bands are shown against the yellow sun. The motif evokes looking up toward the yurt’s roof opening and represents the home, continuity, and shared belonging.

The tunduk connects the flag with the traditional yurt, a portable dwelling with a wooden frame and felt covering. Yurts hold an important place in family life, hospitality, and cultural memory. Placing the roof crown within the sun links this household symbol to the wider idea of a shared national home.

Red is traditionally associated with courage and valor. Official explanations also connect it with the red banner of Manas, the hero of the Kyrgyz epic tradition. This is a cultural association with the epic, rather than a claim that the modern flag is an unchanged historical banner.

The sun is associated with light, life, openness, and vitality. Traditional explanations also link the golden sun with peace and prosperity. Its surrounding forty rays add the theme of unity, while the tunduk within the disc connects the motif with the home.

The official height-to-length ratio is 3:5. A flag 60 centimeters high is therefore 100 centimeters long. A 3000-pixel-wide image should be 1800 pixels high. A specification written as 5:3 may be listing length first; it describes the same rectangle when the dimensions are reversed.

Begin with a rectangle five units long and three units high, fill it red, and place the complete sun-and-tunduk motif at the center. Preserve all 40 straight rays and the current crossing pattern inside the sun. Scale the whole motif together so its circular shapes remain round.

Examples include 30 by 50 centimeters, 60 by 100 centimeters, and 90 by 150 centimeters, with height listed first. Digital equivalents include 600 by 1000 pixels and 1800 by 3000 pixels. The PNG download is 3000 pixels wide and 1800 pixels high.

The Supreme Council adopted the national flag on March 3, 1992. The design introduced the red field, golden sun with forty rays, and central tunduk. Those defining elements remain, although the detailed ray and tunduk artwork was revised in December 2023.

The sun’s rays changed from wavy to straight, and the tunduk was redrawn with four curved bands in each crossing set instead of three. Parliament approved the amendment on December 20, 2023; the president signed it on December 22. Updated technical drawings followed in Cabinet Resolution No. 724 of December 29.

Look first at the sun’s rays. The 1992–2023 design has wavy rays; the current design has straight rays. Then inspect the roof pattern: the earlier tunduk uses three curved bands in each crossing set, while the current one uses four. Both versions have a red background and forty rays.

Official accounts credit a five-person team: Edil Aidarbekov, Bekbosun Zhaichybekov, Sabyr Iptarov, Zhusup Mataev, and Mamatbek Sydykov. Their design was adopted in 1992. English transliterations of these names vary. The later legislative revision should be distinguished from the authorship of the original flag.

Kyrgyzstan declared independence in 1991 and adopted its national flag in March 1992. The red field, sun, and tunduk became its recognizable composition. A technical specification was approved in 2017. In December 2023, legislation and new technical drawings revised the sun’s rays and the tunduk pattern.

Kyrgyzstan observes State Flag Day on March 3, marking the flag’s original adoption in 1992. The December 2023 design revision did not move the anniversary to December. Official institutions continued to mark Flag Day on March 3 after the revision.

No. Kyrgyzstan declared independence on August 31, 1991, and celebrates Independence Day on August 31. Its national flag was adopted on March 3, 1992. The current graphic revision followed in December 2023. These are three separate milestones.

Use the supplied upright reference. The crossing bands gather in the upper part of the circular tunduk, while the lower arcs open downward. Keep the sun centered and circular. Rotating the image upside down changes the orientation of the roof motif even though the background is a plain red field.

The SVG is suitable for sharp scaling. The PNG is 3000 by 1800 pixels and supports a 10 by 6 inch image at 300 pixels per inch without enlargement. Preserve the 5:3 width-to-height ratio and check that all forty rays and the fine tunduk bands remain distinct.

The Kyrgyzstan flag emoji is 🇰🇬. Its Unicode sequence is U+1F1F0 followed by U+1F1EC, the regional indicator letters K and G. The sequence identifies Kyrgyzstan, while the displayed artwork depends on the platform. Some systems may still show an older flag drawing or display letters instead.

Common errors include using wavy rays for a current flag, changing the ray count, confusing the tunduk with a sports ball, stretching the 3:5 rectangle, and calling 2023 the flag’s original adoption year. The central symbol is a yurt roof crown, and the original national flag dates to 1992.

Show the complete rectangular flag with its red field, centered sun, and upright tunduk. Keep labels, arrows, dates, and captions outside the plain flag image. If an illustration uses an older design, identify it as historical. The current plain downloads include no watermark, pole, or caption.

Download the current flag as a scalable SVG or a 3000 × 1800 PNG. The gallery also includes seven explanatory diagrams covering proportions, colors, symbolism, the tunduk, the 2023 design change, history, and example sizes. The older flag appears only in the labeled comparison diagram.