List of Lebanese flags

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The following is a list of flags used in Lebanon. For more information about the national flag, see the article Flag of Lebanon.

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National flag

Current

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Lebanon.svg 1995–present National flag A horizontal triband of red, white (double height) and red; charged with a green Lebanese cedar tree.

Historical

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Lebanon (1918-1920).svg 1918–1920Lebanese flag after the fall of the Ottoman Empire A white field with the cedar tree in the center.
Flag of Lebanon (1920-1943).svg 1920–1943Flag of Greater Lebanon (1920–1926) and of the Lebanese Republic (1926–1943)The French tricolor (blue, white, red); charged with a green Lebanese cedar tree with a brown trunk.
Flag of Lebanon (1943-1990).svg 1943–1990Flag of LebanonA horizontal triband of red, white (double height) and red; charged with a green Lebanese cedar tree with a brown trunk.

Military flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Lebanese Air Force.svg 1949–presentFlag of the Lebanese Air Force A blue field with the Air Force's emblem in the center.
Flag of the Lebanese Armed Forces (Front).svg 1991–presentFlag of the Lebanese Armed Forces (front)The Lebanese tricolor with four laurels in each corner and an Arabic script in both sides of the tree. [1]
Flag of the Lebanese Army.svg 1991–presentFlag of the Lebanese Armed Forces (back)A diagonal bicolor of white and red.
Former Flag of the Lebanese Army.svg 1945–1991Flag of the Lebanese Armed ForcesThe Lebanese tricolor with an Arabic script in both sides of the tree. [2]
Garde republicaine.gif 1984–presentFlag of the Republican Guard A blue field with the guard's emblem in the center. [3]
Flag of Lebanese troops during WWI.png 1916–1920Flag of the Lebanese Troops during WW1 A white field with a red saltire that extends to the corners of the field and a black tree in the center. [4]
Drapeau de Forces Navales Libanaises.jpg 1950–presentFlag of the Lebanese Navy A white field with the navy's emblem in the center.
Naval Jack of Lebanon.gif 1950–presentNaval jack of LebanonThe Lebanese tricolor with two vertical white bands, each with a red anchor.

Religious groups' flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Druze (version).svg c.19th–20th century Druze flag
Flag of Lebanon (1918-1920).svg c.18th century Maronite flag

Political flags

FlagDateUseDescription
14th march.svg 2005–2016Flag of the March 14 Alliance A red field with a white fist holding a laurel in the center.
Armenian Revolutionary Federation Flag.svg 1890–presentFlag of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation in Lebanon A red field with the emblem in the center.
Flag of Kataeb Party.svg 1936–presentFlag of the Kataeb Party A white field with the cedar tree emblem in the center.
Flag of Mourabitoun.svg 1957–presentFlag of Al-Mourabitoun A black field with the emblem in the center. [5]
Flag of the Amal Movement (version).svg 1974–presentFlag of the Amal Movement A green field with the emblem slightly off-center and a black triangle and red diagonal stripe in the upper corner of the fly. [6]
Flag of the Ba'ath Party.svg 1953–presentFlag of the Lebanese Ba'ath Party A horizontal triband of black, white and green with a red triangle based on the hoist side.
Flag of the Free Patriotic Movement.svg 1994–presentFlag of the Free Patriotic Movement An orange field with the emblem in the center.
Flag of the Future Movement.svg 1995–presentFlag of the Future Movement A blue field with a seven-pointed sun base don the hoist side.
Flag of the Lebanese Communist Party.svg 1964–presentFlag of the Lebanese Communist Party A red field with a white band and the communist symbol in the canton and the green tree inside the white band.
Flag of the Lebanese Democratic Party.svg 2001–presentFlag of the Lebanese Democratic Party A vertical bicolor of white and red with the map of the country in green in the center.
Flag of the Popular Nasserist Organization.svg 1973–presentFlag of the Popular Nasserist Organization A horizontal triband of red, green and red with the emblem in the center of the green band.
Flag of the Progressive Socialist Party.svg 1949–presentFlag of the Progressive Socialist Party A red field with the emblem in the center.
Flag of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party.svg 1932–presentFlag of the Lebanese-Syrian Social Nationalist Party A black field with the emblem in the center.
Flag of the Toilers League (Lebanon).svg 1960–presentFlag of the Toilers League A red field with the emblem in the center.
Union Party (Lebanon) flag.svg 1960–presentFlag of the Union Party A vertical triband of black, white and red with a green in the center of the white band.
1985–present Flag of Hezbollah The flag depicts a stylized representation of the Arabic words حزب الله (ḥizbu-llāh, meaning "Party of Allah") in Kufic script.

Municipality and district flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Deir El Qamar Flag.svg 1943–presentFlag of Deir al-Qamar A red field with a green cross. [7]
Flag of Beirut.svg 1943–presentFlag of Beirut A white field with the municipality's arms in the center.

See also

References

  1. "الموقع الرسمي للجيش اللبناني | شرف، تضحية، وفاء". www.lebarmy.gov.lb. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  2. "Army (Lebanon)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  3. "BRIGADE DE LA GARDE REPUBLICAINE | الموقع الرسمي للجيش اللبناني". www.lebarmy.gov.lb. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  4. "Army (Lebanon) - Fahnen Flaggen Fahne Flagge Flaggenshop Fahnenshop Versand kaufen bestellen". www.fahnenversand.de. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  5. https://www.dostor.org/773210
  6. https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/lb%7Damal.html#con
  7. "Municipality of Deir el Qamar (Chouf District, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.