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image located by Chrystian Kretowicz, 7 August 2008
Source: http://www.geocities.com/rooyintan/Flags_Persia.html
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There was a government called Azadistan in Tabriz (1920). I
suppose that the Persian liberal movement Azadikhahan was
related with this government. The flag of Azadistan was the Iranian
national flag, with the writing Zindabad Azadistan (Long Live Azadistan) in black
in the white stripe.
Jaume Ollé, 8 April 1997
Azadistan means "free land" (free as in freedom). For Azad,
there is also the Pakistan part of Kashmir
called Azad Kashmir.
As for the -istan or -astan suffix, it is an
Indo-Iranian root that was borrowed by many Turkish languages and
also by the Armenian language (Armenia is
called in Armenian Hayastan). Azad also means free in
Armenian.
Luc Baronian, 10 April 1997
After the collapse of the independent Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan and
the consequent Soviet take-over of North Azerbaijan, the Reds then turned their
attention across the Arax River and encouraged and help to set up an autonomous
State of Azadistan in Persian-held South Azerbaijan, just like they did in Gilan.
It was headed by Sheikh Mohammad Hiyabani (Xiyabani) of the Democratic Party of
Azerbaijan (socialist) and lasted from June to September 1920.
I am also
posting an image of the postage stamp
with the flag.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 7 August 2008