The modern flag of Kurdistan was raised for the first time in Mahabad, Iran.

The flag of Kurdistan is the flag of Kurds and was created by the Society for the Rise of Kurdistan in 1920. It would later, in different variants, be adopted as the national flag of different Kurdish states including Republic of Ararat, Republic of Mahabad and most recently by Kurdistan Region in 1992. Moreover, the Kingdom of Kurdistan used the crescent flag which was also considered a Kurdish flag.

Mahabad is a city in the Central District of Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.