Berber flag
The Berber flag or Amazigh flag is an ethnic flag used as a common symbol of related ethnic groups in North Africa. The flag was created to symbolize culture, but with the rise of Berberism it also began to be used in political contexts.
| Use | ethnic flag |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 1970 (by Berber Academy) 1997 (by World Amazigh Congress) |
The flag was inaugurated in Wadya, a town of Kabylia situated in Tizi Ouzou, a province of Algeria, by an elder Algerian Kabylian veteran, Youcef Medkour.
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