Flag of Gandhara
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| Use | National flag and ensign 
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| Proportion | 3:5 |
| Design | A field of alternating green and black stripes with a white isosceles triangle charged with a yellow Sun and four yellow five-pointed stars. |
The national flag of Gandhara (Arabic: العلم الوطني من غانذارا) has a field of nine equal horizontal stripes, alternating green and black, and a white triangle at the hoist with a symbol of the Sun and four five-pointed stars. The flag proportions (width:length) are 3:5.
Symbolism
The colors green, black and white are three of the four Pan-Arab colors. The five green stripes symbolize the Five Pillars of Islam, while the four black stripes stand for the four sacred months of the Islamic calendar. The white triangle stands for the unity of the Arab nation.
The gold color of the Sun and the stars stands for optimism and hope. The Sun is being interpreted as typifying the 'glory of religion' and the four five-pointed stars are believed to symbolize the four archangels in Islam: Jibrāīl (Gabriel), Mīkāīl (Michael), Izrāʾīl (Azrael) and Isrāfīl (Raphael).
Design
Dimensions
The official proportion of the flag is 3:5. The width of the green and black horizontal stripes are each 1/9 of the flag's width. The apex of the isosceles triangle is located at 1/3 of the length of the flag.
Colors
The colors of the flag are defined by law as Moderate malachite green, Black and White. The gold color of the symbol of the Sun and the four five-pointed stars is defined as Luminous vivid gold. The exact matches are as follows:
| Scheme | Moderate malachite green | Black | White | Luminous vivid gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMYK | 81.0.58.31 | 0.0.0.100 | 0.0.0.0 | 0.16.100.0 |
| RGB | (33,176,74) | (0,0,0) | (255,255,255) | (255,215,0) |
| Hexadecimal | #21B04A | #000000 | #FFFFFF | #FFD700 |