List of Arab flags

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

Arab national flags

Duration	Use	Description
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.
2002 to present	Flag of Bahrain	A red field with the white serrated band with five points on the hoist-side.
1959 to present	Flag of Chad	Three vertical bands of blue, yellow and red.
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.
1977 to present	Flag of Djibouti	Two horizontal bands of light blue and light green and the white isosceles triangle is based on the hoist-side bearing the red five-pointed star in the center.
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.
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, "GOD IS THE GREATEST").
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.
1961 to present	Flag of Kuwait	Three horizontal bands of green, white and red and the black trapezoid is based on the hoist-side.
1943 to present	Flag of Lebanon	Three horizontal bands of red, white (double-width) and red and the green Cedar Tree of Life in the center of the white band.
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.
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.
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.
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 in white in the center and near the top of the red band.
1988 to Present	Flag of the State of Palestine	Three horizontal bands of black, white and green and the red equilateral triangle is based on the hoist side.
1971 to present	Flag of Qatar	A maroon field with the white serrated band with nine points on the hoist side.
1973 to present	Flag of Saudi Arabia	A green field with the Shahada is written in the Thuluth Script in white and the white horizontal saber, in which the tip was pointed to the hoist-side, in the center. The National 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 written of the Shahada is: ("lā ʾilāha ʾillā-llāh, muhammadun rasūlu-llāh" (In Arabic for, "There is no god but God; Muhammad is the Messenger of God.")).
1960 to present	Flag of Somalia	A light blue field with the large white five-pointed star in the center.
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.
1980 to present	Flag of Syria	Three horizontal bands of red, white and black and two green five-pointed stars that arranged in the horizontal line in the center of the white band.
1831 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.
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.
1990 to present	Flag of Yemen	Three horizontal bands of red, white and black.

Old Arab national flags

Duration	Use	Description
1917-1920	Flag of the Arab Revolt
1958	Flag of the Arab Federation
1972–1977	Flag of the Federation of Arab Republics
1958-1972	Flag of the United Arab Republic
1972-2002	Flag of the State of Bahrain
1963-1975	Flag of the State of Comoros
1975-1978	Flag of the State of Comoros
1978-1992	Flag of the Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros
1992-1996
1996-2001
1922-1958	Flag of the Kingdom of Egypt
1916–1925	Flag of the Hejaz
1926–1932	Flag of the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd
1924-1959	Flag of the Kingdom of Iraq
1959-1963	Flag of the Republic of Iraq
1963-1991
1991-2004
2004-2008
1969–1972	Flag of the Libyan Arab Republic
1977-2011	Flag of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
1959-2017	Flag of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
1921–1926	Flag of the Nejd
1932-1934	Flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1934-1938
1938-1973
1956-1970	Flag of the Republic of Sudan	A horizontal tricolour of blue (representing the Nile), yellow (representing the Sahara), and green (representing farmlands).
1920	Flag of the Arab Kingdom of Syria
1932-1961 & 1961–1963	Flag of the Mandatory Syrian Republic and Syrian Republic (1946–1963)
1963-1972	Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic
1918-1923	Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
1923-1927
1927–1962
1962–1990	Flag of the Yemen Arab Republic
1379–1967	Flag of the Kathiri Sultanate of Hadhramaut
1967–1990	Flag of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
1856-1896	Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar
1963-1964	Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar

Arab organizations

Duration	Use	Description
	Flag of the Arab League
	Flag of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
1947 to Present	Flag 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

Duration	Use	Description
1964–present	Flag of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and the Palestinian National Authority	Identical to the flag of the State of Palestine
1976–present	Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
1996–present	Flag of Somaliland
(1932–1958) (1961–1963) 2012–present	Flag of Syria as claimed by the Syrian opposition	The flag was originally used for Syrian Arab republic but then (slightly different) was used as a flag for Syrian opposition

References

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