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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 ], ], ], ], ] and the ].<ref name="crw" /> A sub-set of the Pan-Arab colors are the Arab Liberation colors, in which green is less significant. These appear in the flags of ], ], ], ], and ], and formerly in the flags of the short-lived ] of the ], 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~~ ~~combined according to two sub-sets:~~ the ~~Arab~~ ~~Revolt~~ ~~colors,~~ ~~coming from~~ the ~~1916~~ ], and ~~the Arab Libertation colors, in which green is less significant~~.		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 ].

			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.
⚫	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" />

	==Current ~~national~~ flags with Pan-Arab colors==		==Current flags with Pan-Arab colors==
	===Sovereign states===		===Sovereign states===
	~~<center>~~<gallery>		<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>]</center>		File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg\|<center>]</center>
	File:Flag of Yemen.svg\|<center>]</center>		File:Flag of Yemen.svg\|<center>]</center>
	</gallery~~></center~~>		</gallery>

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

			===Unrecognized territories===
⚫	== ~~Other~~ flags with Pan-Arab colors ==
		⚫	<gallery>
	===Former national flags===
			File:Flag of Somaliland.svg\|<center>]
⚫	~~<center>~~<gallery>
		⚫	</gallery>
⚫	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>
		⚫	==Former flags with the Pan-Arab colors==
⚫	File:Flag of Hejaz 1920.svg\|~~<center>~~] (1920–1926)~~</center>~~
		⚫	<gallery>
⚫	File:~~Flag of Ha'il 1920~~.svg\|<center>] ~~(1920-1921)~~</center>
		⚫	File:Egyptian Revolution Flag (1952-1958).jpg\|<center>] (1952–1958)</center>
		⚫	File:Flag of Egypt 1972.svg\|<center>] (] (1972–1984), ] (1972–1980), and ] (1972–1977))</center>
		⚫	File:Flag of Libya (1969–1972).svg\|<center>] (1969–1972)</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~~ ~~1926~~.svg\|<center>] (~~1926–1932~~)</center>
⚫	File:Syria-flag 1932-58 1961-63.svg\|<center>] (1932–1958 and 1961–1963)</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 Iraq 1959-1963.svg\|<center>] (1959–1963)</center>		File:Flag of Iraq 1959-1963.svg\|<center>] (1959–1963)</center>
	File:Flag of North Yemen.svg\|<center>] (1962–1990)</center>
	File:Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg\|<center> ] (1963–1991) and ] (1963–1972)</center>		File:Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg\|<center> ] (1963–1991) and ] (1963–1972)</center>
	File:Flag of ~~Palestine~~ - ~~short triangle~~.svg\|<center>] (~~1964-2006~~)~~</center>~~		File:Flag of Iraq, 1991-2004.svg\|<center> ] (1991–2004)
		⚫	File:Flag of Kingdom of Syria (1920-03-08 to 1920-07-24).svg\|] (1920-03-08 to 1920-07-24)<center>
		⚫	File:Syria-flag 1932-58 1961-63.svg\|<center>] (1932–1958 and 1961–1963)</center>
		⚫	File:Flag of United Arab Republic.svg\|<center>] (1958–1961)</center>
		⚫	File:Flag of North Yemen.svg\|<center>] (1962–1990)</center>
	File:Flag of South Yemen.svg\|<center>] (1967–1990)</center>		File:Flag of South Yemen.svg\|<center>] (1967–1990)</center>
		⚫	File:Drapeau de la République Arabe Islamique (Union tuniso-libyenne).svg\|] (1974)
⚫	File:Flag of Libya (1969–1972).svg\|<center>] (1969–1972)</center>
		⚫	File:Flag of Hejaz 1917.svg\|] (1917–1920)
⚫	File:Flag of Egypt 1972.svg\|<center>] (] (1972–1984), ] (1972–1980), and ] (1972–1977))</center>
		⚫	File:Flag of Hejaz 1920.svg\|] (1920–1926)
⚫	File:Drapeau de la République Arabe Islamique (Union tuniso-libyenne).svg\|~~<center>~~] (1974)~~</center>~~
	File:Flag of ~~Iraq,~~ ~~1991-2004~~.svg\|~~<center>~~ ] (~~1991–2004~~)~~</center>~~		File:Flag of Hejaz 1926.svg\|] (1926–1932)
		⚫	</gallery>
	File:Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg\|<center>] (2004-2008)</center>
⚫	</gallery~~></center~~>

	=== Flags used by political parties and paramilitary organisations ===
⚫	<~~center><~~gallery>
	File:Flag of al-Mountada al-Adabi.PNG\|<center>Flag of al-Mountada al-Arabi (1909-1915), an Arab autonomist organisation 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 al-Arabiya al-Fatat (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 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 Ahwaz.png\|<center>Flag used by the separatist ] in ], ]<ref name="ahwaz" /></center>
⚫	</gallery~~></center~~>

	==Former Arab flags==		==Former Arab flags==
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	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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	~~<center>~~<gallery>		<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~~></center~~>		</gallery>

	==See also==		==See also==
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	*, by Dr. Mahdi Abdul-Hadi (in Arabic)		*, by Dr. Mahdi Abdul-Hadi (in Arabic)
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Revision as of 09:32, 10 June 2014

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. They were first combined in the flag of the Arab Revolt in 1916. They are used currently in the flags of Jordan, Kuwait, Palestine, Sahrawi Republic, Libya and the United Arab Emirates. A sub-set of the Pan-Arab colors are the Arab Liberation colors, in which green is less significant. These appear in the flags of Egypt, Iraq, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, and formerly in the flags of the short-lived Arab unions of the United Arab Republic, the Arab Federation and the Federation of Arab Republics.

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, and of the Abbasid Caliphate; white was used by the Umayyad Caliphate; green was used by the Fatimid Caliphate as a reminder of the Battle of Badr to symbolize their support of Ali Bin Abi Talib; red was the flag held by the Khawarij, and then became the symbol of rulers in the Maghreb, and Al-Andalus.

Other Arab states, while not using all of the Pan-Arab colors, do use some of them in other combinations. For example, the flag of Algeria uses green, white, and red, but not black.

Current flags with Pan-Arab colors

Sovereign states

Partially recognized states

Unrecognized territories

Somaliland

Former flags with the Pan-Arab colors

Egypt (1952–1958)
Federation of Arab Republics (Egypt (1972–1984), Syria (1972–1980), and Libya (1972–1977))
Libya (1969–1972)
Iraq (1921–1959)
Arab Federation (1958)
Iraq (1959–1963)
Iraq (1963–1991) and Syria (1963–1972)
Iraq (1991–2004)
Syria (1920-03-08 to 1920-07-24)
Syria (1932–1958 and 1961–1963)
United Arab Republic (1958–1961)
North Yemen (1962–1990)
South Yemen (1967–1990)
Arab Islamic Republic (1974)
Hejaz (1917–1920)
Hejaz (1920–1926)
Hejaz (1926–1932)

Former Arab flags

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

References

^ Pan-Arab Colours, crwflags.com
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

External links

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

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