List of Arab flags
The following is a list of Arab flags from the Arab world.
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 red, black, white and green (Pan-Arab colors); common symbols include stars, crescents and the Shahada.
Arab national flags
 | 1962 to present | Flag of Algeria | |
 | 2002 to present | Flag of Bahrain | |
 | 2002 to present | Flag of Comoros | |
 | 1977 to present | Flag of Djibouti | |
 | 1984 to present | Flag of Egypt | |
 | 2008 to present | Flag of Iraq | |
 | 1928 to present | Flag of Jordan | |
 | 1961 to present | Flag of Kuwait | |
 | 1943 to present | Flag of Lebanon | |
 | 2011 to present | Flag of Libya | |
 | 1958 to present | Flag of Mauritania | |
 | 1956 to present | Flag of Morocco | |
 | 1970 to present | Flag of Oman | |
 | late 1930s to present | Flag of Palestine | |
 | 1971 to present | Flag of Qatar | |
 | 1973 to present | Flag of Saudi Arabia | |
 | 1960 to present | Flag of Somalia | |
 | 1970 to present | Flag of Sudan | |
 | 1980 to present | Flag of Syria | |
 | 1831 to present [1] | Flag of Tunisia | |
 | 1971 to present | Flag of the UAE | |
 | 1990 to present | Flag of Yemen |
Old Arab national flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1958 | Flag of the Arab Federation | |
 | 1917-1920 | Flag of the Arab Revolt | |
.svg.png) | 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 | |
.svg.png) | 1963-1975 | Flag of the State of Comoros | |
.svg.png) | 1975-1978 | Flag of the State of Comoros | |
.svg.png) | 1978-1992 | Flag of the Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros | |
.svg.png) | 1992-1996 | Flag of the Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros | |
.svg.png) | 1996-2001 | Flag of the Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros | |
.svg.png) | 1922-1958 | Flag of the Kingdom of Egypt | |
.svg.png) | 1924-1959 | Flag of the Kingdom of Iraq | |
.svg.png) | 1959-1963 | Flag of the Republic of Iraq | |
%3B_Flag_of_Syria_(1963-1972).svg.png) | 1963-1991 | Flag of the Republic of Iraq | |
.svg.png) | 1991-2004 | Flag of the Republic of Iraq | |
.svg.png) | 2004-2008 | Flag of the Republic of Iraq | |
.svg.png) | 1969–1972 | Flag of the Libyan Arab Republic | |
.svg.png) | 1977-2011 | Flag of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | |
.svg.png) | 1932-1934 | Flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | |
.svg.png) | 1934-1938 | Flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | |
.svg.png) | 1938-1973 | Flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | |
.svg.png) | 1956-1970 | Flag of the Republic of Sudan | |
.svg.png) | 1920 | Flag of the Arab Kingdom of Syria | |
.svg.png) | 1932-1961 | Flag of the Syrian Republic | |
| | 1963-1972 | Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic | |
 | 1918-1923 | Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen | |
 | 1923-1927 | Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen | |
 | 1927–1962 | Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen | |
 | 1962–1990 | Flag of the Yemen Arab Republic | |
 | 1967–1990 | Flag of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen | |
 | 1856-1896 | Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar | |
.svg.png) | 1963-1964 | Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar |
Arab organizations
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of the Arab League | ||
 | Flag of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference | ||
 | Flag of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf |
Internal and disputed Arab territories
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| | 1988-present (Debatable) | Flag of the State of Palestine | |
 | 1976–present | Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | |
 | 1996–present | Flag of Somaliland | |
| | Flag of Syria as claimed by the Syrian Arab Republic | ||
 | Flag of Syria as claimed by the Syrian opposition |
References
See also
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