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Luristan (Lorestan) (Iran)

image by Fuad Fuady, 9 February 2015

Description of the flag
Incorrectly reported flag

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Description of the flag

Area: 28,392 sq.km
Population: 1,739,644 (2006)
Capital: Khorramabad

Luristan (or Lorestan), province in West Iran. The chief cities are the capital Khorramabad and Borujerd. The region consists mainly of forested and pastured mountain ranges; the highest point is c.13,000 ft (3,962 m). It has large petroleum deposits. Agriculture, however, is the chief industry. Crops include grain, cotton, fruit, vegetables, and oilseed.
Wikipedia has more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luristan

History at: http://heim.ifi.uio.no/~peyman/lur.html
Chrystian Kretowicz, 7 March 2009

It is not entirely clear what is the Luristan flag but the only flag of Luristan is that of the Bakhtiary-Lorestan-Kuhgiluya party (BLKP based in Germany) - http://i.cubeupload.com/tXNh77.gif
This link of the flag image is the only valid flag for Luristan: http://bakhtiar.de
Fuad Fuady, 9 February 2015

Incorrectly reported flag

image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 7 March 2009

The ethnic flag of Lurs (Lors) is green with the crescent moon and the white six-pointed star in the canton.
http://iranpoliticsclub.net/flags/ethnic/index.htm*
Chrystian Kretowicz, 7 March 2009

*This "Pictorial History of Iranian Flags", by Ahreeman X, should be considered with extreme caution. Several images (all on the aforementioned page) have been cropped from the FOTW website (but our primary sources and their discussion have been conveniently omitted). Other have been cropped from other, unspecified either, sources, and the status of these flags is not specified.
Ivan Sache, 7 March 2009

This flag is drawn by Chrystian Kretowicz and has no based in history, culture or religion of Luristan and Lurish people. The symbol of the moon and star is special for Sunni Muslims and Turkish nations and Lurs are not Sunni or Turkish! And about the color of this flag, Lurs never accepted a one-color flag and of course sadness flag.
Fuad Fuady, 9 February 2015