Bishkek, March 3, 2026. /Kabar/. Today marks 34 years since the adoption of the state flag of Kyrgyzstan. The state flag is a sacred symbol of the country's independence, sovereignty, unity and peace of the people. The flag confirms that Kyrgyzstan has a worthy place in the world as an independent state.
From time immemorial, the Kyrgyz people have held the flag sacred, raised it high when going to war, inspiring soldiers. Men who risked their lives for the freedom of their people and land swore an oath before the red flag. Today, our flag is still raised high, and Kyrgyzstanis hold it in inestimable honor.
If we turn to the pages of history, the flag was approved by the resolution of the Supreme Soviet of March 3, 1992. On December 20, 2023, the Supreme Council adopted amendments to the Law “On State Symbols of the Kyrgyz Republic”, which was approved by President Sadyr Zhaparov on December 22. The adopted law changed the wavy shape of the sunbeam on the state flag to a straight one.
The flag is hoisted on the buildings of state bodies, during holidays and official events, and in diplomatic institutions of Kyrgyzstan abroad.
Recall that in 2024, the place where the state flag is located on Ala-Too Square in Bishkek underwent reconstruction. The length of the flag, raised on August 31, was 100 meters in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Kara-Kyrgyz Autonomous Region, and its width was 33 meters in honor of the 33rd anniversary of Kyrgyzstan’s independence.