The flag of Chechnya is a rectangle with sides in the ratio 2:3, the same ratio as the flag of the Russian Federation. The flag is composed of three horizontal bars of, from top to bottom: green, representing Islam; white; and red; superimposed on them is a narrow vertical white band at the hoist side, containing the national ornament, a design of three golden scroll shapes.

This flag, introduced in 2004, is primarily used by the government of Chechnya, while the previous flags are commonly used by opposition forces.

Historic flags

Chechen-Ingush ASSR flag in 1957-1978

From 1957 to 1978, the flag of Chechen-Ingush ASSR was based on the flag of Russian SFSR with the addition of the abbreviated name of the republic (НГ1АССР in Chechen and Ingush, and ЧИАССР in Russian).

In 1978, these abbreviated names were replaced with the full versions: ЧЕЧЕНО-ИНГУШСКАЯ АССР in Russian, НОХЧ-Г1АЛГ1АЙН АССР in Chechen, and НОХЧ-Г1АЛ1АЙ АССР in Ingush.

Ichkeria flag in 1991-2002

In the period from 1990 to 2002, no single national flag existed. There was an armed conflict in the republic, with several flags used by the different sides, and even single sides used different flags at the same time. Dzhokhar Dudayev and Aslan Maskhadov used the flag of Ichkeria .

Chechen Republic flag from 2002-2004

The former flag of the Chechen Republic is a rectangle with sides in the ratio 5:3. It consists of 5 horizontal stripes: green, red, white, red, and green, the width ratio of which is 4:1:1:1:1.