List of Arab flags

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Flags of Arab countries, territories, and organisations 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 Pan-Arab colors (red, black, white and green); common symbols include stars, crescents and the Shahada .

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Arab national flags

FlagDurationUseDescription
Flag of Algeria.svg 1962 to present Flag of Algeria Two vertical bands of green and white and the red crescent moon encircling the red five-pointed star in the center within the dividing line.
Flag of Bahrain.svg 2002 to present Flag of Bahrain A red field with the white serrated band with five points on the hoist-side.
Flag of the Comoros.svg 2002 to present Flag of Comoros Four horizontal bands of yellow, white, red and blue and the green isosceles triangle is based on the hoist-side bearing the white vertical crescent moon with the convex side is facing the hoist and in the center and four small white five-pointed stars are placed vertically in the line in between the points of the crescent.
Flag of Djibouti.svg 1977 to present Flag of Djibouti Green and blue Rectangle and one Triangle and one red star.
Flag of Egypt.svg 1984 to present Flag of Egypt Three horizontal bands of red, white and black and the National Coat of Arms in gold in the center of the white band.
Flag of Iraq.svg 2008 to present Flag of Iraq Three horizontal bands of red, white and black and the Takbir is written in the Kufic Script in green in the center of the white band. The written of the Takbir is: "ALLAHU AKBAR" (In Arabic for, "ALLAH IS THE GREATEST").
Flag of Jordan.svg 1928 to present Flag of Jordan Three horizontal bands of black, white and green and the red isosceles triangle is based on the hoist-side bearing the small white seven-pointed star in the center
Flag of Kuwait.svg 1961 to present Flag of Kuwait Three horizontal bands of green, white and red and the black trapezoid is based on the hoist-side.
Flag of Lebanon.svg 1943 to present Flag of Lebanon Three horizontal bands of red, white (double-width) and red and the green Cedar Tree in the center of the white band.
Flag of Libya.svg 2011 to present Flag of Libya Three horizontal stripes of red, black (double-width) and green and the white crescent and the five-pointed star in the center of the black stripe.
Flag of Mauritania.svg 2017 to present Flag of Mauritania A green field with the golden five-pointed star and the golden horizontal crescent moon, the closed side is down, in the center in between two red horizontal bands on the top and the bottom edges of the flag.
Flag of Morocco.svg 1915 to present Flag of Morocco A red field with the Seal of Solomon is the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star, in the center.
Flag of Oman.svg 1970 to present Flag of Oman Three horizontal bands of white, red and green and the red vertical band is on the hoist-side bearing the National emblem of Oman in white in the center and near the top of the red band.
Flag of Palestine.svg 1964 to present Flag of the State of Palestine A horizontal tricolour of black, white, and green; with a red triangle based at the hoist.
Flag of Qatar.svg 1971 to present Flag of Qatar A maroon field with the white serrated band with nine points on the hoist side.
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1973 to present Flag of Saudi Arabia A green field with the Shahada in the Thuluth Script in white and white horizontal saber, with the tip pointing to the hoist-side, in the center. The flag is manufactured with differing obverse and the reverse sides, so that the Shahada reads and the saber points correctly from right to left on both sides. The Shahada is written as "lā ʾilāha ʾillā-llāh, muhammadun rasūlu-llāh", Arabic for "There is no god but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of God."
Flag of Somalia.svg 1954 to present Flag of Somalia A blue field with a white star in the middle.
Flag of Sudan.svg 1970 to present Flag of Sudan Three horizontal bands of red, white and black and the green isosceles triangle is based on the hoist-side.
Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg 2024 to present Flag of Syria Three horizontal bands of green, white and black and three red five-pointed stars that arranged in the horizontal line in the center of the white band.
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1827 to present [1] Flag of Tunisia A red field with the large white disk in the center bearing the red crescent moon nearly encircling the red five-pointed star.
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1971 to present Flag of the United Arab Emirates Three horizontal bands of green, white and black and the red vertical band is on the hoist-side.
Flag of Yemen.svg 1990 to present Flag of Yemen Three horizontal bands of red, white and black.

Old Arab national flags

FlagDurationUseDescription
Flag of Hejaz 1917.svg 1917–1920 Flag of the Arab Revolt
Flag of the Arab Federation.svg 1958 Flag of the Arab Federation
Flag of United Arab Republic.svg 1958–1972,
1980–2024
Flag of the United Arab Republic, the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the Syrian Arab Republic
Flag of Bahrain 1972.svg 1972–2002Flag of the State of Bahrain
Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg 1924–1958Flag of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg 1963–1991Flag of the Iraqi Republic
Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg 1991–2004
Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg 2004–2008Flag of Iraq
Saudi Arabia Flag Variant (1932).svg 1932–1934Flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Flag of Saudi Arabia (1934-1938).svg 1934–1938
Flag of Saudi Arabia (1938-1973).svg 1938–1973
Flag of Palestine (1948-1964).svg 1948 to 1959 Flag of the All-Palestine Protectorate The All-Palestine Government (Arabic: حكومة عموم فلسطين Ḥukūmat ‘Umūm Filasṭīn) was established on 22 September 1948, during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, to govern the Egyptian-controlled territory in Gaza, which Egypt had on the same day declared as the All-Palestine Protectorate, Three horizontal bands of green, white and black and the red equilateral triangle is based on the hoist side.
Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg 1956–1970Flag of the Republic of Sudan A horizontal tricolour of blue (representing the Nile), yellow (representing the Sahara), and green (representing farmlands).
Flag of Kingdom of Syria (1920-03-08 to 1920-07-24).svg 1920Flag of the Arab Kingdom of Syria
Syria-flag 1932-58 1961-63.svg 1932–1958, 1961–1963Flag of the Mandatory Syrian Republic and Syrian Republic (1946–1963)
Flag of Syria (1963-1972, 1-2).svg 1963–1972Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic
Flag of the Trucial States (1968-1971).svg 1968–1971Flag of the Trucial States
Flag of Yemen 1918.svg 1918–1923Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918-1927).svg 1923–1927
Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.svg 1927–1962
Flag of North Yemen.svg 1962–1990Flag of the Yemen Arab Republic
Kathiri flag.svg 1379–1967Flag of the Kathiri Sultanate of Hadhramaut
Flag of South Yemen.svg 1967–1990Flag of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar.svg 1856–1896Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar
Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar (1963).svg 1963–1964

Arab organizations

FlagDurationUseDescription
Flag of the Arab League.svg Flag of the Arab League
GCC Flag.svg Flag of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
Flag of the Ba'ath Party.svg 1947–presentFlag of the Ba'ath Party Three equal horizontal stripes (black, white, and green from top to bottom) overlaid by a red triangle issuing from the hoist. These are the Pan-Arab colors.

Other Arab territories

FlagDurationUseDescription
Flag of Palestine - short triangle.svg 1964–present Flag of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian National Authority Similar to the flag of the State of Palestine

See also

References

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