Adygea

The flag of Adygea, in the Russian Federation, is a green field, charged with twelve gold stars, nine forming an arc and three horizontal. It is also charged with three crossed arrows in the center. This flag is also known as the Circassian flag
==Symbolism==
The green is a symbol of Islam. The twelve stars symbolize the individual tribes of Adygea; the nine stars within the arc symbolize the nine aristocratic tribes of Adygea, in contrast to the three horizontal stars which symbolized the three democratic tribes. The arrows symbolize peace.
==Nickname==
*Twelve Yellow Stars 
**Двенадцать желтых звезд
==References==
*Flags of the World
*Wikipedia
*Vexillographia.ru / Adydeja
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