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Flags with a crescent moon
14 of the world's 195 country flags. The crescent is widely associated with Islam and with the Ottoman Empire, whose flag made it familiar. It is not always religious: on the flags of Singapore and Nepal it carries a different meaning.
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Algeria Red crescent and star -
Azerbaijan White crescent and eight-pointed star -
Comoros White crescent and 4 stars -
Libya White crescent and star -
Malaysia Yellow crescent and star -
Maldives White crescent on a green panel -
Mauritania Yellow crescent and star -
Nepal White crescent moon above a sun -
Pakistan White crescent and star -
Singapore White crescent and 5 stars -
Tunisia Red crescent and star in a white disc -
Türkiye White crescent and star -
Turkmenistan White crescent and 5 stars -
Uzbekistan White crescent and 12 stars
Counts flags with a crescent as a main part of the design. Crescents that are only a small detail of an emblem are left out. Countries are the 193 UN member states plus Vatican City and Palestine.
Questions
Does a crescent on a flag always mean Islam?
No. On the flag of Singapore it stands for a young nation on the rise, and on the flag of Nepal the moon appears with the sun as a wish that the country lasts as long as both.
How do you tell the flags of Turkiye and Tunisia apart?
Both are red with a white crescent and a star. Tunisia sets a red crescent and star inside a white disc, while Turkiye draws them directly on the red field in white.