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Flag map of the Arab World.

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.

Lists of national flags

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United Nations member states and observers

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FlagDurationUseDescription
1962–present Flag of AlgeriaTwo 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–present Flag of BahrainA red field with the white serrated band with five points on the hoist-side.
2002–present Flag of ComorosFour 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.
1984–present Flag of EgyptThree horizontal bands of red, white and black and the National Coat of Arms in gold in the center of the white band.
2008–present Flag of IraqThree 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").
1928–present Flag of JordanThree 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–present Flag of KuwaitThree horizontal bands of green, white and red and the black trapezoid is based on the hoist-side.
1943–present Flag of LebanonThree horizontal bands of red, white (double-width) and red and the green Cedar Tree in the center of the white band.
1951–1969, 2011–present Flag of LibyaThree 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–present Flag of MauritaniaA 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–present Flag of MoroccoA red field with a green five-pointed linear star in the center.
1970–presentFlag of OmanThree 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.
1964–presentFlag of PalestineA horizontal tricolour of black, white, and green; with a red triangle based at the hoist.
1971–present Flag of QatarA maroon field with the white serrated band with nine points on the hoist side.
1973–present Flag of Saudi ArabiaA 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."
1970–present Flag of SudanThree horizontal bands of red, white and black and the green isosceles triangle is based on the hoist-side.
2025–present Flag of SyriaThree 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.
1827–present[1]Flag of TunisiaA red field with the large white disk in the center bearing the red crescent moon nearly encircling the red five-pointed star.
1971–present Flag of the United Arab EmiratesThree horizontal bands of green, white and black and the red vertical band is on the hoist-side.
1990–present Flag of YemenThree horizontal bands of red, white and black.

Partially recognised States

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FlagDurationUseDescription
1976–presentFlag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicA horizontal tricolour of black, white, and green; with a red triangle based at the hoist and a Red crescent and star on the white band.

Old Arab national flags

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FlagDurationUseDescription
1917–1920Flag of the Arab Revolt
1958Flag of the Arab Federation
1958–1971,
1980–2024
Flag of the United Arab Republic, the Flag of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic
1972–1984Flag of the Arab Republic of Egypt
1972–2002Flag of the State of Bahrain
1924–1958Flag of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq
1963–2008Flag of the Iraqi Republic
1991–2004Variant of the 1963 flag featuring a takbir written in a handwriting of Saddam Hussein
2004–2008Flag of IraqVariant of the 1963 flag featuring a takbir written in Kufic script
1977–2011Flag of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
1932–1934Flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1934–1938
1938–1973
1948 to 1959Flag of the All-Palestine ProtectorateThe 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.
1956–1970Flag of the Republic of SudanA horizontal tricolour of blue (representing the Nile), yellow (representing the Sahara), and green (representing farmlands).
1920Flag of the Arab Kingdom of Syria
1932–1958, 1961–1963Flag of the Mandatory Syrian Republic and Syrian Republic (1946–1963)
1963–1972Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic
1972–1980Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic
1968–1971Flag of the Trucial States
1918–1923Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
1923–1927
1927–1962
1962–1990Flag of the Yemen Arab Republic
1379–1967Flag of the Kathiri Sultanate of Hadhramaut
1967–1990Flag of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
1856–1896Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar
1963–1964

Arab organizations

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FlagDurationUseDescription
Flag of the Arab League
Flag of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
1947–2025Flag of the Ba'ath PartyThree 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

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FlagDurationUseDescription
1964–presentFlag of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian National AuthoritySimilar to the flag of the State of Palestine

See also

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References

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  1. "leconomistemaghrebin.com". 20 October 2016. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  •  This article contains quotations from the CIA World Factbook, which is in the public domain.