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
| Flag | 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
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1917-1920 | Flag of the Arab Revolt | |
 | 1958 | Flag of the Arab Federation | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1972–1977 | Flag of the Federation of Arab Republics | |
| 1958-1972 | Flag of the United Arab Republic | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1972-2002 | Flag of the State of Bahrain | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1963-1975 | Flag of the State of Comoros | |
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.svg.png.webp) | 1978-1992 | Flag of the Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros | |
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.svg.png.webp) | 1922-1958 | Flag of the Kingdom of Egypt | |
| 1916–1925 | Flag of the Hejaz | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1926–1932 | Flag of the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1924-1959 | Flag of the Kingdom of Iraq | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1959-1963 | Flag of the Republic of Iraq | |
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.svg.png.webp) | 1969–1972 | Flag of the Libyan Arab Republic | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1977-2011 | Flag of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1959-2017 | Flag of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1921–1926 | Flag of the Nejd | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1932-1934 | Flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | |
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.svg.png.webp) | 1956-1970 | Flag of the Republic of Sudan | A horizontal tricolour of blue (representing the Nile), yellow (representing the Sahara), and green (representing farmlands). |
.svg.png.webp) | 1920 | Flag of the Arab Kingdom of Syria | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1932-1961 & 1961–1963 | Flag of the Mandatory Syrian Republic and Syrian Republic (1946–1963) | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1963-1972 | Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic | |
 | 1918-1923 | Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen | |
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 | 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 | |
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Arab organizations
| Flag | 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
| Flag | 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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