Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The flag of Kuwait (Arabic: علم الكويت) was adopted on September 7, 1961, and officially hoisted November 24, 1961.Before 1961, the flag of Kuwait, like those of other Persian Gulf states, was red and white with the word "الكويت" in the middle. The present flag is in the Pan-Arab colours, but each colour is also significant in its own right. Black represents the defeat of the enemy, while red is the colour of blood on the Kuwaiti swords. White symbolizes purity, and green is for the fertile land.The colours' meaning came from a poem by Safie Al-Deen Al-Hali:White are our deedsBlack are our battlesGreen are our landsRed are our swordsRules of hanging and flying the flag:Horizontally: The green stripe should be on top.Vertically: The black stripe should be on the left side of the flag.In 2005, it became the design of the world's largest kite at a size of 1019 square metres. It was made in New Zealand by Peter Lynn, launched to the public for the first time in 2004 in the United Kingdom, officially launched in Kuwait in 2005, and has not been surpassed since.. }
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- Flag_of_Kuwait abstract "The flag of Kuwait (Arabic: علم الكويت) was adopted on September 7, 1961, and officially hoisted November 24, 1961.Before 1961, the flag of Kuwait, like those of other Persian Gulf states, was red and white with the word "الكويت" in the middle. The present flag is in the Pan-Arab colours, but each colour is also significant in its own right. Black represents the defeat of the enemy, while red is the colour of blood on the Kuwaiti swords. White symbolizes purity, and green is for the fertile land.The colours' meaning came from a poem by Safie Al-Deen Al-Hali:White are our deedsBlack are our battlesGreen are our landsRed are our swordsRules of hanging and flying the flag:Horizontally: The green stripe should be on top.Vertically: The black stripe should be on the left side of the flag.In 2005, it became the design of the world's largest kite at a size of 1019 square metres. It was made in New Zealand by Peter Lynn, launched to the public for the first time in 2004 in the United Kingdom, officially launched in Kuwait in 2005, and has not been surpassed since.".