The flag of Kuwait was adopted on September 7, 1961. and officially hoisted November 24, 1961.

The colors meaning came from a poem by Safie Al-Deen Al-Hali:

• White for our work
• Black for our struggles
• Green for our spring homes
• Red for our past.

Rules of hanging and flying the flag:

• Horizontaly: The green stripe should be on top.
• Vertically: The green strip should be on the right side of the flag.

External links

• Historical flags of Kuwait (1714 to date)

National flags | Kuwaiti culture

Flagge Kuwaits | Bandera de Kuwait | Drapeau du Koweït | דגל כווית | Bandiera kuwaitiana | クウェートの国旗 | 쿠웨이트의 국기 | Vlag van Koeweit | Flaga Kuwejtu | Bandeira do Kuwait | Kuwaits flagga