The following is a list of Flags used in Saudi Arabia. For more information about the national flag, see the Flag of Saudi Arabia.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1973–present | Flag of Saudi Arabia | A green field with the Shahada or Muslim creed written in the Thuluth script in white above a horizontal sword, having its tip pointed to the left. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
 | 1973–present | Vertical Flag of Saudi Arabia | [6] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1973–present | Royal Flag of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 2:3) | A green field with the Shahada or Muslim creed written in the Thuluth script in white above a horizontal sword, having its tip pointed to the left with the golden royal emblem on the fly side. [7] |
 | 1973–present | Royal Standard of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 1:1) | A Green Field with the golden royal emblem in the center. |
 | 1973–present | Royal Flag of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 2:3) | A green field with the Shahada or Muslim creed written in the Thuluth script in white above a horizontal sword, having its tip pointed to the left with the royal emblem on the fly side. |
 | 1973–present | Royal Standard of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 1:1) | A Green Field with the silver royal emblem in the center. |
 | 1938–1953 | Royal Flag of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 2:3) | A green field with the Shahada or Muslim creed written in the Thuluth script in white above 2 crossed swords. |
 | 1938–1953 | Royal Banner of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 12:25) | A green field with the Shahada or Muslim creed written in the Thuluth script in white above 2 crossed swords and 4 sestiere on the fly. |
 | 1938–1953 | Royal Standard of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 1:1) | A green field with the Shahada or Muslim creed written in the Thuluth script in white above 2 crossed swords. |
 | 1953–1964 | Royal Flag of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 2:3) | A green field with the Shahada or Muslim creed written in the Thuluth script in white above 2 crossed swords. |
 | 1953–1964 | Royal Standard of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 1:1) | A green field with the Shahada or Muslim creed written in the Thuluth script in white above 2 crossed swords. |
 | 1964–1973 | Royal Flag of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 2:3) | A green field with the Shahada or Muslim creed written in the Thuluth script in white above 2 crossed swords and a golden leaf border. |
 | 1964–1973 | Royal Standard of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 1:1) | A Green Field with the royal emblem in the center and a golden leaf border. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1926–present | Flag of The Ministry of Interior |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1973–present | Civil Ensign of Saudi Arabia (obverse) | [8] [9] |
 | 1973–present | Civil Ensign of Saudi Arabia (reverse) | |
 | 1973–present | Flag of The Royal Saudi Arabian Army | |
 | 1973–present | War Flag of The Royal Saudi Arabian Army | |
 | 1973–present | Flag of The Airborne Units and Special Security Forces Command | |
 | 1973–present | Flag of The Airborne Units and Special Security Forces | |
 | 1973–present | Flag of The Saudi Artillerry Corps | |
 | 1973–present | Flag of The Saudi Armored Corps Command | |
 | 1973–present | Flag of The Saudi Armored Corps | |
 | 1920–present | Air Force Ensign of Saudi Arabia (with seal) | |
 | 1920–present | Air Force Ensign of Saudi Arabia | |
 | 1960–present | Flag of The Royal Saudi Navy | |
 | 1960–present | Naval Ensign of The Royal Saudi Navy | |
 | 1973–present | Flag of The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces | |
 | 1973–present | Flag of The Saudi Special Security Forces |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 632–661 | The red standard that used by Amr ibn al-As and later by the Kharijites | A simple red field |
 | 632–661 | The Ansars flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Quraysh flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Quraysh second flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Quraysh third flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Taym tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Thaqif tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Hawazin tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Shayban tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Muharib tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Ghani & Bahila tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Tayy tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Kinanah tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Kalb tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Nukha tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Ju'fa tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Judham tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Hudhayl tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Hamdan tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Dhuhal tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The 'Akk tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The first Ajal tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The second Ajal tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Khuza'a tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Yashkur tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Hanzala tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Sa'd ibn Zayd Manat tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Kindah tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Bajila tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Khath'am tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The first Taghlib tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The second Taghlib tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Sulaym tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The Quda'ah tribe flag | |
 | 632–661 | The flag of the tribes from Hadhramawt | |
 | 622–632 661–750 909–1171 | White was the dynastic color of the Umayyad Caliphate and of the Fatimid Caliphate aswell as the standard flag of the Prophet Mohammed [10] | A white field. |
 | 622–632 750–1258 1261–1517 | Black flag of the Abbasid Caliphate and aswell the flag of the Prophet Mohammed [10] | A black field. |
 | 1171–1260/1341 | Flag of The Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt | A simple golden field. |
 | 1174–1193 | Saladin's personal standard | A golden field with a red double-headed eagle in the center. [11] |
 | 1250–1517 | Flag of The Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt | A golden field with a white crescent moon off-centered toward the hoist. |
 | 1517–1793 | Flag of The Ottoman Empire | Red field with a green disc in the center and 3 golden crescent moons inside the disc. |
 | 1744–1818 1822–1891 1902–1913 | Flag of the Emirate of Diriyah, The Emirate of Nejd and The Emirate of Riyadh | A green field with a white stripe on the fly and Arabic script written in white in the center. [12] [13] [14] [15] |
 | 1793–1844 | Flag of The Ottoman Empire | A red field with a white crescent moon and a 8-pointed star. |
 | 1844–1916 | Flag of The Ottoman Empire | A red field with a white crescent moon and a 5-pointed star. |
 | 1835–1921 | Flag of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar | A red field with a large golden crescent moon and a 8-pointed star. |
 | 1909–1927 | Flag of the Idrisid Emirate of Asir | A green field with a white spiked border and Arabic script written in white in the center. |
 | 1913–1921 | Flag of the Emirate of Nejd and Hasa | A green field with a white stripe on the fly, a script written in Arabic in white in the center and 2 crossed swords. [15] |
| | 1916–1917 | Provisional Flag of the Kingdom of Hejaz | A simple red field. |
 | 1916–1920 | Flag of the Sheikdom of Upper Asir | A white field with a blue crescent moon in the canton and Arabic script written in blue in the center. |
 | 1917–1920 | Flag of The Kingdom of Hejaz | A horizontal triband of black, green and white, with a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side. |
 | 1920–1926 1924–1925 | Flag of The Kingdom of Hejaz and The Sharifian Caliphate | A horizontal triband of black, white and green, with a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side. |
 | 1921–1926 | Flag of the Sultanate of Nejd | A green field with a white stripe on the fly, Arabic script written in white in the center and a horizontal sword, having its tip pointed to the left. [15] |
 | 1926–1932 | Flag of Nejd as part of the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd | A green field with a white stripe on the fly, Arabic script written in white in the center above a horizontal sword, having its tip pointed to the left and above another arabic script. [15] |
 | 1927–1930 | Flag of the Idrisid Emirate of Asir | A green field with Arabic script written in white in the center. |
 | 1932–1934 | Flag of Saudi Arabia | A green flag with Arabic Shahada with the sword with white stripe on the hoist. |
 | 1934–1938 | Flag of Saudi Arabia | A green flag with Arabic Shahada with the sword with a thinner white stripe. |
 | 1938–1973 | Flag of Saudi Arabia | A green flag with Arabic Shahada with the sword with no stripe. |
The national flag of Saudi Arabia, also known as the al-Alam, is a green background with Arabic inscription and a sword in white. The inscription is the Islamic creed, or shahada: "There is no deity but God; Muhammad is the Messenger of God". The current design has been used by the government of Saudi Arabia since 15 March 1973.
King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives (KAFRA) (Arabic: دارة الملك عبد العزيز), better known as Darah, is a cultural institution in the Al Murabba neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located between the Murabba Palace compound and the National Museum. It includes the King Abdulaziz Memorial Hall and King Abdulaziz Private Library. Established in September 1972 through a royal decree by King Faisal, it was later included in the King Abdulaziz Historical Center in 1999.
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