Kurdistan Autonomous Region of Iraq

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Flag of the Kurdistan Autonomous Region of Iraq

Analysis: Kurds Raise Flag Amid Fears Of War
Iraqi Kurds living in the semi-autonomous northern part of the country lowered Iraqi flags this past weekend, replacing them with Kurdish banners.
www.spacewar.com/reports/Analysis_Kurds_Raise_Flag_Amid_Fears_Of_War_999.html

Kurdistan - Fotw
Status of the Flag, Official Description of the Flag, Construction Sheet, Origin of the Regional Government, Variant of the Flag.
www.fotw.us/flags/krd.html

Iraqi Kurdistan
The name Kurdistan comes from the word "Kurd" (from the ancient Kingdom of Corduene) plus the Old Persian word "stan" meaning "Land", together meaning Land of the Kurds.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Autonomous_Region