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	The '''Pan-Arab colors''' are ], ], ] and ]. Individually, they have their origins in the flags of prominent empires and dynasties in ] history. ~~They were first combined in the ] in 1916. They are used currently in the flags of ], ], ], the ], ], and the ].<ref name="crw" />~~		The '''Pan-Arab colors''' are ], ], ] and ]. Individually, they have their origins in the flags of prominent empires and dynasties in ] history.

		⚫	Each of the four Pan-Arab colors were intended to represent a certain Arab dynasty, or era.<ref>Abū Khaldūn ], ''The days of Maysalūn: A Page from the Modern History of the Arabs'', Sidney Glauser Trans., (Washington D.C.: Middle East Institute, 1966), 46.</ref> The black was the color of the ]; white was used by the ] Caliphate; green was used by the ] Caliphate; and red was the flag held by the ].<ref>Mahdi Abdul-Hadi, , passia.org</ref> They are grouped basing on two sub-sets: the Arab Revolt colors, coming from the 1916 ], and the Arab Libertation colors, born after the ].<ref name="crw" />
	From the 1950s onwards, a sub-set of the Pan-Arab colors, the Arab Liberation colors, came to prominence. These consist of a ] of red, white, and black bands, with green given less prominence (reserved for five-pointed stars, a chevron, or Arabic text). The Arab Liberation colors were inspired by the use of the ''Arab Liberation Flag'' in the ].<ref>M. Naguib Egypt's Destiny 1955</ref> These appear in the flags of ], ], ], ], and ], and formerly in the flags of the flags of the rival states of ] and ], and in the short-lived ] of the ], the ], and the ].<ref name="crw" />

			The Arab Revolt colors are used currently in the flags of ], ], ], the ], and the ].<ref name="crw" /> The Arab Liberation colors appear in the flags of ], ], ], ], and ]. Formerly, Pan-Arab colors were shown in the flag of Libya as well as in flags of the short-lived ], ] and ].<ref name="crw" />
⚫	Each of the four Pan-Arab colors were intended to represent a certain Arab dynasty, or era.<ref>~~'''~~Abū Khaldūn ]~~'''~~, ''The days of Maysalūn: A Page from the Modern History of the Arabs'', Sidney Glauser Trans., (Washington D.C.: Middle East Institute, 1966), 46.</ref> The black was the color of the ]~~, and of the ] Caliphate~~; white was used by the ] Caliphate; green was used by the ] Caliphate ~~as a reminder of the ] to symbolize their support of ];~~ red was the flag held by the ],<ref>Mahdi Abdul-Hadi, , passia.org</ref> ~~and~~ ~~then~~ ~~became~~ the ~~symbol~~ of ~~rulers~~ in the ], and ].

		⚫	==Current national flags with Pan-Arab colors==
	Other Arab states, while not using all of the Pan-Arab colors, do use some of them in other combinations. For example, the ] uses green, white, and red, but not black.

⚫	==Current flags with Pan-Arab colors==
	===Sovereign states===		===Sovereign states===
	<gallery>		<center><gallery>
	File:Flag of Egypt.svg\|<center>]</center>		File:Flag of Egypt.svg\|<center>]</center>
	File:Flag of Iraq.svg\|<center>]</center>		File:Flag of Iraq.svg\|<center>]</center>
	File:Flag of Jordan.svg\|<center>]</center>		File:Flag of Jordan.svg\|<center>]</center>
	File:Flag of Kuwait.svg\|<center>]</center>		File:Flag of Kuwait.svg\|<center>]</center>
	File:Flag_of_Libya.svg\|<center>]</center>
	File:Flag of Sudan.svg\|<center>]</center>		File:Flag of Sudan.svg\|<center>]</center>
	File:Flag of Syria.svg\|<center>]</center>		File:Flag of Syria.svg\|<center>]</center>
	File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg\|<center>]<ref>Also used as the flag of ] since 1975</ref></center>File:Flag of Yemen.svg\|<center>]</center>		File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg\|<center>]<ref>Also used as the flag of ] since 1975</ref></center>
			File:Flag of Yemen.svg\|<center>]</center>
	</gallery>		</gallery></center>

	===Partially recognized states===		===Partially recognized states===
	<gallery>		<center><gallery>
	File:Flag of Palestine.svg\|<center>]<ref></ref></center>		File:Flag of Palestine.svg\|<center>]<ref></ref></center>
	File:Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg\|<center>]		File:Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg\|<center>]
	</gallery>		</gallery></center>

		⚫	== Other flags with Pan-Arab colors ==
	===Unrecognized state===
			===Former national flags===
	<gallery>		<center><gallery>
	File:Flag of Somaliland.svg\|<center>]
	</gallery>

⚫	==~~Former~~ ~~national~~ flags with ~~the~~ Pan-Arab colors==
	<gallery>
	File:Flag of Hejaz 1917.svg\|<center>] (1917–1920)</center>		File:Flag of Hejaz 1917.svg\|<center>] (1917–1920)</center>
	File:Flag of Kingdom of Syria (1920-03-08 to 1920-07-24).svg\|] (1920-03-08 to 1920-07-24)<center>		File:Flag of Kingdom of Syria (1920-03-08 to 1920-07-24).svg\|] (1920-03-08 to 1920-07-24)<center>
	File:Flag of Hejaz 1920.svg\|<center>] (1920–1926)</center>		File:Flag of Hejaz 1920.svg\|<center>] (1920–1926)</center>
	File:Flag of Ha'il 1920.svg\|<center>] (1920-1921)</center>		File:Flag of Ha'il 1920.svg\|<center>] (1920-1921)</center>
	File:Flag of Iraq 1924.svg\|<center>] (1921–1959)</center>		File:Flag of Iraq 1924.svg\|<center>] (1921–1959)</center>
			File:Flag of Hejaz 1920.svg\|<center>] (1921-1928)</center>
	File:Flag of Hejaz 1926.svg\|<center>] (1926–1932)</center>		File:Flag of Hejaz 1926.svg\|<center>] (1926–1932)</center>
			File:Flag of Transjordan (1928-39).png\|<center>] (1928-1939)</center>
⚫	File:Syria~~-flag~~ 1932-58 1961-63.svg\|<center>] ~~(1932–1958 and 1961–1963) (used currently, 2011 onwards, by~~ the Syrian Interim Government, ~~and~~ the Free Syrian Army)</center>
	File:~~Flag_of_Hejaz_1917~~.svg\|<center>] (]) ~~(1948-1959~~)</center>		File:Syria-flag 1932-58 1961-63.svg\|<center>] (1932–1958 and 1961–1963)</center>
	File:~~Egyptian Revolution Flag (1952-1958)~~.~~jpg~~\|<center>] (~~1952–1958~~)</center>		File:Flag_of_Hejaz_1917.svg\|<center>] ("]") (1948-1959)</center>
			File:Flag of Egypt (1952-1958).svg\|<center>] (1952-1958)</center>
	File:Flag of the Arab Federation.svg\|<center>] (1958)</center>		File:Flag of the Arab Federation.svg\|<center>] (1958)</center>
	File:Flag of United Arab Republic.svg\|<center>] (1958–1961)</center>		File:Flag of United Arab Republic.svg\|<center>] (1958–1961)</center>
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	</gallery></center>		</gallery></center>

	=== Flags of ~~Arab~~ political ~~movements~~ ~~using~~ ~~Pan-Arab~~ ~~colors~~===		=== Flags used by political parties and paramilitary organisations ===
	<center><gallery>		<center><gallery>
			File:Flag of al-Mountada al-Adabi.PNG\|<center>Flag of the Arab Literature Club (1909-1915), an Arab autonomist organisation based in ] during the late Ottoman era<ref>http://www.passia.org/palestine_facts/flag/16.htm</ref></center>
			File:Flag of al-Arabiya al-Fatat.PNG\|<center>Flag of the Society of Young Arabs (1911-1916), an Arab autonomist organisation during the late Ottoman era<ref>http://www.passia.org/palestine_facts/flag/18.htm</ref></center>
	File:Flag of the Ba'ath Party.svg\|<center>Flag of the ], also used by Syrian ]</center>		File:Flag of the Ba'ath Party.svg\|<center>Flag of the ], also used by Syrian ]</center>
		⚫	File:Flag of Syria (1932-1958; 1961-1963).svg\|<center>Flag of the ], also used by the ]</center>
	File:Flag of Arabistan.svg\|<center>Flag used by Arab separatists and autonomists in ], ]<ref name="ahwaz"> on crwflags.com</ref></center>		File:Flag of Arabistan.svg\|<center>Flag used by Arab separatists and autonomists in ], ]<ref name="ahwaz"> on crwflags.com</ref></center>
	File:Flag of Ahwaz.png\|<center>Flag used by the separatist ] in ], ]<ref name="ahwaz" /><ref>S. T. Al-Seyed Naama, , on al-ahwaz.com</ref></center>		File:Flag of Ahwaz.png\|<center>Flag used by the separatist ] in ], ]<ref name="ahwaz" /><ref>S. T. Al-Seyed Naama, , on al-ahwaz.com</ref></center>
	</gallery></center>		</gallery></center>

	==~~Historical~~ Arab flags==		==Former Arab flags==
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	PLEASE verify before adding a flag here that it represents an Arab entity.		PLEASE verify before adding a flag here that it represents an Arab entity.
	Turks and Persians are NOT Arabs. Please do not add Turkic or Persian flags.		Turks and Persians are NOT Arabs. Please do not add Turkic or Persian flags.
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	<gallery>		<center><gallery>
	File:Black flag.svg\|<center>]<br>(632–661)</center>		File:Black flag.svg\|<center>]<br>(632–661)</center>
	File:Umayyad Flag.svg\|<center>]<br>(661–750)</center>		File:Umayyad Flag.svg\|<center>]<br>(661–750)</center>
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	File:Flag of Ayyubid Dynasty.svg\|<center>]<br>(1171–1341)</center>		File:Flag of Ayyubid Dynasty.svg\|<center>]<br>(1171–1341)</center>
	File:Mameluke Flag.svg\|<center>]<br>(1250–1517)</center>		File:Mameluke Flag.svg\|<center>]<br>(1250–1517)</center>
	</gallery>		</gallery></center>

	==See also==		==See also==
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			==Notes and references==
	==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

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	*, by Dr. Mahdi Abdul-Hadi (in Arabic)		*, by Dr. Mahdi Abdul-Hadi (in Arabic)
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The Pan-Arab colors are black, white, green and red. Individually, they have their origins in the flags of prominent empires and dynasties in Arab history.

Each of the four Pan-Arab colors were intended to represent a certain Arab dynasty, or era. The black was the color of the banner of Muhammad; white was used by the Umayyad Caliphate; green was used by the Fatimid Caliphate; and red was the flag held by the Khawarij. They are grouped basing on two sub-sets: the Arab Revolt colors, coming from the 1916 Arab Revolt flag, and the Arab Libertation colors, born after the 1952-53 Egyptian revolution.

The Arab Revolt colors are used currently in the flags of Jordan, Kuwait, Palestine, the SADR, and the United Arab Emirates. The Arab Liberation colors appear in the flags of Egypt, Iraq, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. Formerly, Pan-Arab colors were shown in the flag of Libya as well as in flags of the short-lived United Arab Republic, Arab Federation and Federation of Arab Republics.

Current national flags with Pan-Arab colors

Sovereign states

Partially recognized states

Other flags with Pan-Arab colors

Former national flags

Hejaz (1917–1920)
Syria (1920-03-08 to 1920-07-24)
Hejaz (1920–1926)
Ha'il (1920-1921)
Iraq (1921–1959)
Jordan (1921-1928)
Hejaz (1926–1932)
Jordan (1928-1939)
Syria (1932–1958 and 1961–1963)
Palestine ("All-Palestine Government") (1948-1959)
Egypt (1952-1958)
Arab Federation (1958)
United Arab Republic (1958–1961)
Iraq (1959–1963)
North Yemen (1962–1990)
Iraq (1963–1991) and Syria (1963–1972)
Palestine (1964-2006)
South Yemen (1967–1990)
Libya (1969–1972)
Federation of Arab Republics (Egypt (1972–1984), Syria (1972–1980), and Libya (1972–1977))
Arab Islamic Republic (1974)
Iraq (1991–2004)
Iraq (2004-2008)

Flags used by political parties and paramilitary organisations

Flag of the Arab Literature Club (1909-1915), an Arab autonomist organisation based in Istanbul during the late Ottoman era
Flag of the Society of Young Arabs (1911-1916), an Arab autonomist organisation during the late Ottoman era
Flag of the Ba'ath Party, also used by Syrian Ba'ath Brigades
Flag of the Syrian Interim Government, also used by the Free Syrian Army
Flag used by Arab separatists and autonomists in Khuzestan, Iran
Flag used by the separatist National Council of Ahwaz in Khuzestan, Iran

Former Arab flags

Rashidun Caliphate
(632–661)
Umayyads
(661–750)
Abbasids
(750–1258)
Fatimids
(909–1171)
Ayyubids
(1171–1341)
Mamluk Sultanate
(1250–1517)

Notes and references

^ Pan-Arab Colours, crwflags.com
http://www.passia.org/palestine_facts/flag/20.htm
Abū Khaldūn Sati' al-Husri, The days of Maysalūn: A Page from the Modern History of the Arabs, Sidney Glauser Trans., (Washington D.C.: Middle East Institute, 1966), 46.
Mahdi Abdul-Hadi, Palestine Facts: The Meaning of the Flag, passia.org
Also used as the flag of Fujairah since 1975
Palestinian Law No. 5 for the year 2006 amending some provisions of Law No. 22 for the year 2005 on the Sanctity of the Palestinian Flag
Historical Flags (Palestine), on crwflags.com
http://www.passia.org/palestine_facts/flag/16.htm
http://www.passia.org/palestine_facts/flag/18.htm
^ Al-Ahwaz (Khuzestan) Political Organizations (Iran) on crwflags.com
S. T. Al-Seyed Naama, Brief History of Ahwaz, on al-ahwaz.com

External links

Pan-Arab colors
Evolution of the Arab Flag, by Dr. Mahdi Abdul-Hadi (in Arabic)

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