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Iranian Peoples

In Iran live several nations, including the Persians, the Azeris, the Kurds, and the Baluchis. Some have their own flags.
Jaume Oll�, 24-JAN-1996

See also: Iran

Persians

Jaume Oll� 24-JAN-1996

The Persian people are the majority and have been reported to have a flag (green over white over yellow).
Jaume Oll�, 24-JAN-1996

There never has been a "Persian flag" as shown here. The Persians are one of several peoples in Iran, and live in todays Fars province. When the Persians, Medes (todays Kurds) and Parthians (who live today in the provinces of Guilan and Mazandaran) were joined together under leadership of Cyrus the Great the formed the Iranian Empire, known in the west through Greek writings as the "Persian Empire", after the capital Persepolis, which is located in Pars, today's province of Fars.
Bahram Nassehi, 4-NOV-1997

Azeris

Jaume Oll� 24-JAN-1996

The Azeris, of Turkish origin, used during the period of autonomy a red flag with a crescent moon and a five-pointed white star, in the upper hoist corner. Probably at present they use blue over red over green.

Kurds

Jaume Oll� 24-JAN-1996

The Kurds used during the period of autonomy green over white over red with a yellow sun in the center. The colors red, yellow and green are the Kurdish national colors, and are used in various arrangements (I have seen yellow, red, green; green, yellow, red; and red, green, yellow).

Baluchis

There is a fourth nation that has flag, but I do not know it. This is the Baluch people. The flag probably appears on the Chart of Aspirant Peoples.