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This is a list of flags of entities named related to Somalia.

National flags

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1954–present	National flag of Somalia and the flag for several Somali republics	A single white five-pointed star centered on a blue field.

Regional flags

State flags

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	2002–2006, 2014–present	Flag of South-West State	Somalia's flag juxtaposed with a red diagonal line in the middle and a green background with 6 stars bottom right.
	2002	Flag of the South West State
	2014	Flag of the South West State
	2015–present	Flag of Galmudug State	White chevron bearing two green stars facing horizontally on a light blue field bearing a white star on the right side.
	2006–2009	Flag of Galmudug State	Same as Somalia's national flag.
	2009–2010	Flag of Galmudug State
	2010–2015	Flag of Galmudug State
	2009–	Flag of Puntland State	A horizontal tricolor of blue, white and green with a white star at the top.
	–2009	Flag of Puntland State	Same as Somalia's national flag.
	2012–2017 2023–present	Flag of Khatumo State
	2013–present	Flag of Jubaland State
		Flag of Hirshabelle State
	2008–2015	Flag of Himan and Heeb State
		Flag of Banadir State, coextensive with Mogadishu
	2007–2008	Flag of Maakhir State, a quasi-state
	2008–2009	Flag of Maakhir State
		Flag of the unrecognised Jubba Valley State
		Flag of the unrecognised Raas Caseyr State

Regions

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1998–present	Flag of Gedo Region

Other

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1998–1999	Flag of Jubaland
	1996–present	Flag of the Republic of Somaliland
		Flag of the Republic of Azania

Military flags

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
		Flag of the Somali Armed Forces

Police flags

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
		Flag of the Somali Police Force	A blue banner with the logo of the Somali Police Force, centered.

Political flags

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1984–present	Flag of the Ogaden National Liberation Front
	2011–present	Flag of the Somali Labour Party
		Flag of the Somali Youth League
	1981–1991	Flag of the Somali National Movement
	1991–present	Flag of Ahlu Sunnah Waljamaca

Historical flags

The following are the flags historically used in the territory of present-day Somalia:

Pre-colonial states

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	13th century–17th century	Flag of the Ajuran Empire	A bicoloured pennon of red and yellow with a white crescent moon off-centred toward the hoist.
	17th century–19th century	Flag of the Hiraab Imamate	A swallowtailed bicoloured banner of red and blue with 2 white crescent moons.
	1415–1577	Flag of the Adal Sultanate	A vertical tricolour of white, red and white with a crescent moon in each stripe.
	1700s–1884	Religious banner of the Isaaq Sultanate derived from an Adal Sultanate flag
	1896–1925	Flag of the Dervish State	A blue field with a red square border in the center and a red square inside of it, bordered with red.

Italian Somaliland

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1889–1941	Flag of Italian Somaliland	An Italian tricolour with Savoy shield and Royal crown in the middle.
	1941–1950	Flag of Italian Somaliland under British occupation	A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
	1950–1960	Official flag of Trust Territory of Somaliland	A tricolour featuring three equally sized vertical pales of green, white and red.
	1950–1960	flag of the UN
	1954–1960	Co-official/secondary flag of Trust Territory of Somaliland

British Somaliland

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1884–1903	Flag of the United Kingdom used in British Somaliland	A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
	1884–1898	Flag of the British Raj used in British Somaliland	A Red Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the Star of India emblem displayed in the fly.
	1903–1950	Flag of British Somaliland
	1950–1952	Flag of British Somaliland
	1952–1960	Flag of British Somaliland
	1960	Flag of the Somalia Republic

See also

• Flag of Somalia
• Flag of Somaliland

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