Assyrian flag

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The Assyrian flag (Syriac: ܐܬܐ ܕܐܬܘܪܝܐ ;ܐܬܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܐ) is the ethnic flag of the Assyrian people. The flag was first designed by George Bit Atanous in 1968, and was adopted in 1971 during a gathering of Assyrian organizations. The Assyrian Universal Alliance, Bet-Nahrain Democratic Party, Assyrian Democratic Organization, and all participants at the Assyrian Universal Alliance World Congress are believed to be some of the first organizations to have adopted the modern Assyrian flag. The flag has a white background with a golden circle at the center, surrounded by a four-pointed star in blue, representing the ancient sun god Shamash. Four triple-colored (red-white-blue), widening, wavy stripes connect the center to the four corners of the flag. The figure of pre-Christian Assyrian God Ashur, known from Iron Age iconography, features above the center.

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