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	* {{cite book\|title=Empires of Intelligence: Security Services and Colonial Disorder after 1914\|last=Thomas \|first=Martin \|publisher=University of California Press \|year=2007 \|isbn=9780520251175 \|ref=harv}}		* {{cite book\|title=Empires of Intelligence: Security Services and Colonial Disorder after 1914\|last=Thomas \|first=Martin \|publisher=University of California Press \|year=2007 \|isbn=9780520251175 \|ref=harv}}

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Revision as of 17:41, 11 November 2012

Syria


Use	National flag and ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	22 February 1958, abandoned on 28 September 1961;readopted on 30 March 1980
Design	A horizontal tricolour triband of red, white, and black, with two green stars charged in the centre.

The flag of Syria (Template:Lang-ar) is a red, white and black tricolour with two green stars. It was adopted in 1958 with the establishment of the United Arab Republic and abandoned in 1961 with dissolution of this state. On 30 March 1980 it was readopted by President Hafez al-Assad, to show Syria's commitment to the Arab unity. It is the longest used flag of Syria. The flag of Syria is very similar to those of Iraq, Egypt, Sudan and Yemen.

Each colour on the Syrian flag has significance. The red represents the blood and martyrs, the white is for the Umayyad Caliphate (661-750) and the black is for the Abbasid Caliphate (750-1258). The green colour of the stars represents the Rashidun Caliphate (632-661). The number of stars originates from the era of the United Arab Republic composed out of two countries, Egypt and Syria.

Syrian flags

Kingdom of Syria (1920)

French Mandate flags (1920—1932)

The reason for the abandonment of the Faysal flag was the arrival of the French, as they made Syria their colony. French High Commissioner for Syria, General Henri Gouraud adopted the new flag of the French Mandate of Syria on 24 July 1920. Gouraud's flag was in use until 1 September 1920. Prime Minister of Syria under French Mandate, Jamil al-Ulshi adopted the new flag on 22 June 1920. This flag was in use until 1930. The third flag under the French Mandate was adopted by Prime Minister Taj al-Din al-Hasani in 1930 and was used until 1 January 1932.

Independence flag

French Mandate and independence (1932—1958, 1961—1963)

Ba'athist flags

List of flags of Syria

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1920, Kingdom of Syria

1920–1922, Mandate of Syria

1922–1932, Syrian Federation and State of Syria

1932–1958, Syrian Republic

1958–1961, United Arab Republic

1961–1963, Syrian Arab Republic

1963–1972, Syrian Arab Republic

1972–1980, Syrian Arab Republic in the Federation of Arab Republics

1980–present, Syrian Arab Republic

Flags of head of state

1920, Royal Standard of the King of Syria

1972–1980, Standard of the President of Syria

1980–present, Standard of the President of Syria

Mandate of Syria

Each of the states in the French Mandate of Syria had its own flag. The Sanjak of Alexandretta, which was a part of Aleppo from 1920 to 1923 and then a part of the Alawite State from 1923 to 1938, did not have its own flag until it became independent as the State of Hatay. Greater Lebanon was also recognized as the independent Lebanese Republic in 1943.

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1920-1925, State of Aleppo

1920-1925, State of Damascus

1920-1936, Alawite Territory, Alawite State, and Sanjak of Latakia

1921-1924, State of Souaida

1924-1936, State of Souaida and Jebel Druze State

1921-1936, Civil flag of Souaida and Jebel Druze

1920-1943, Greater Lebanon

1938-1939, State of Hatay

References

Citations

^ Ipavec, Eugene (17 March 2012). "Syria". Flagspot. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
^ "Syrian Flag". History of Syria. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
"National Symbols". Come to Syria. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
Thomas 2007, p. 276-278.
Heydemann 1999, p. 33.
^ "العلم السوري" (in Arabic). Discover Syria. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
Moubayed, Sami (06 August 2012). "Capture The Flag". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 29 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ Ipavec, Eugene; Martins, António; Heimer, Željko; Dotor, Santiago (10 June 2011). "Historical flags since 1932". Flags of the World. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
Lawson 2006.
Podeh 1999, p. 120.
King 2009, p. 41.

Bibliography

Heydemann, Steven (1999). Authoritarianism in Syria: Institutions and Social Conflict, 1946-1970. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801429323. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Lawson, Fred H. (2006). Constructing International Relations in the Arab World. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804753722. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
King, Stephen J. (2009). The New Authoritarianism in the Middle East and North Africa. Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253353979. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Podeh, Elie (1999). The Decline of Arab Unity: The Rise and Fall of the United Arabic Republic. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781902210209. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Thomas, Martin (2007). Empires of Intelligence: Security Services and Colonial Disorder after 1914. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520251175. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

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