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[–] Lemmisaur@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The word at the top of the flag says "Alash" in Arabic script. The star and crescent appeared on flags across Central Asia at the time, being a symbol of Islam.

Sources:

https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/su_cak.html#alash (The name on FOTW's rendition was incorrect, so I corrected it to be "آلاچ".)

http://www.kolchakiya.ru/uniformology/Kazakh_regiments.htm

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Arabic flags always go hard.