Tunisia Flag Meaning & Details
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- red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star
- resembles the Ottoman flag (red banner with white crescent and star) and recalls Tunisia's history as part of the Ottoman Empire
- red represents the blood shed by martyrs in the struggle against oppression, white stands for peace
- the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam
![](http://cdn.boardhost.com/invisible.gif) note: the flag is based on that of Turkey, itself a successor state to the Ottoman Empire
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Source: CIA - The World Factbook