List of Arab flags

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Flag map of the Arab World.

The following is a list of Arab flags from the Arab world.

The Arab flags usually include the color green, which is a symbol of Islam as well as an emblem of purity, fertility and peace. Common colors in Arab flags are red, black, white and green (Pan-Arab colors); common symbols include stars, crescents and the Shahada.

Arab national flags[edit]

Flag Duration Use Description
Flag of Algeria.svg 1962 to present Flag of Algeria
Flag of Bahrain.svg 2002 to present Flag of Bahrain
Flag of the Comoros.svg 2002 to present Flag of Comoros Four horizontal stripes (each one symbolizing one of the four major islands of the Union of the Comoros) of yellow (representing Mohéli), white (representing Mayotte), red (representing Anjouan), and blue (representing Grande Comore); with a green chevron (symbolizing Islam) based on the hoist side charged with a white crescent and four five-pointed stars (the stars themselves stand for the previously mentioned islands, while the symbol as a whole is often associated with Islam).
Flag of Djibouti.svg 1977 to present Flag of Djibouti A horizontal bicolour of light blue (representing the sea and the sky, as well as the Issa Somalis) and light green (representing the earth, as well as the Afar people), with a white chevron (symbolizing peace) at the hoist bearing a red star (which stands for the unity of the state and the blood shed by the martyrs of independence) in its centre.
Flag of Egypt.svg 1984 to present Flag of Egypt
Flag of Iraq.svg 2008 to present Flag of Iraq
Flag of Jordan.svg 1928 to present Flag of Jordan
Flag of Kuwait.svg 1961 to present Flag of Kuwait
Flag of Lebanon.svg 1943 to present Flag of Lebanon
Flag of Libya.svg 2011 to present Flag of Libya
Flag of Mauritania.svg 1958 to present Flag of Mauritania
Flag of Morocco.svg 1956 to present Flag of Morocco
Flag of Oman.svg 1970 to present Flag of Oman
Flag of Palestine.svg late 1930s to present Flag of Palestine
Flag of Qatar.svg 1971 to present Flag of Qatar
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1973 to present Flag of Saudi Arabia
Flag of Somalia.svg 1960 to present Flag of Somalia
Flag of Sudan.svg 1970 to present Flag of Sudan
Flag of Syria.svg 1980 to present Flag of Syria
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1831 to present [1] Flag of Tunisia
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1971 to present Flag of the UAE
Flag of Yemen.svg 1990 to present Flag of Yemen

Old Arab national flags[edit]

Flag Duration Use Description
Flag of the Arab Federation.svg 1958 Flag of the Arab Federation
Flag of Hejaz 1917.svg 1917-1920 Flag of the Arab Revolt
Flag of Syria (1972-1980).svg 1972–1977 Flag of the Federation of Arab Republics
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg 1958-1972 Flag of the United Arab Republic
Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg 1972-2002 Flag of the State of Bahrain
Flag of the Comoros (1963 to 1975).svg 1963-1975 Flag of the State of Comoros
Flag of the Comoros (1975-1978).svg 1975-1978 Flag of the State of Comoros
Flag of the Comoros (1978-1992).svg 1978-1992 Flag of the Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros
Flag of the Comoros (1992-1996).svg 1992-1996 Flag of the Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros
Flag of the Comoros (1996-2001).svg 1996-2001 Flag of the Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros
Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg 1922-1958 Flag of the Kingdom of Egypt
Flag of Iraq (1921–1959).svg 1924-1959 Flag of the Kingdom of Iraq
Flag of Iraq (1959-1963).svg 1959-1963 Flag of the Republic of Iraq
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg 1963-1991 Flag of the Republic of Iraq
Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg 1991-2004 Flag of the Republic of Iraq
Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg 2004-2008 Flag of the Republic of Iraq
Flag of Libya (1969–1972).svg 1969–1972 Flag of the Libyan Arab Republic
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg 1977-2011 Flag of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Flag of Saudi Arabia (1932-1934).svg 1932-1934 Flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Flag of Saudi Arabia (1934-1938).svg 1934-1938 Flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Flag of Saudi Arabia (1938-1973).svg 1938-1973 Flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg 1956-1970 Flag of the Republic of Sudan
Flag of Kingdom of Syria (1920-03-08 to 1920-07-24).svg 1920 Flag of the Arab Kingdom of Syria
Flag of Syria (1932-1958; 1961-1963).svg 1932-1961 Flag of the Syrian Republic
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg 1963-1972 Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic
Flag of Yemen 1918.svg 1918-1923 Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Flag of Yemen 1923.svg 1923-1927 Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.svg 1927–1962 Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Flag of North Yemen.svg 1962–1990 Flag of the Yemen Arab Republic
Flag of South Yemen.svg 1967–1990 Flag of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar.svg 1856-1896 Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar
Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar (1963).svg 1963-1964 Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar

Arab organizations[edit]

Flag Duration Use Description
Flag of the Arab League.svg Flag of the Arab League
Flag of OIC.svg Flag of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference
GCC Flag.svg Flag of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

Internal and disputed Arab territories[edit]

Flag Duration Use Description
Flag of Palestine.svg 1988-present (Debatable) Flag of the State of Palestine
Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg 1976–present Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Flag of Somaliland.svg 1996–present Flag of Somaliland
Flag of Syria.svg Flag of Syria as claimed by the Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian National flag.svg Flag of Syria as claimed by the Syrian opposition

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20080613175430/http://www.ministeres.tn/html/indexdrapeau.html

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