Flag of Arab Federation

Flag of Arab Federation

Construction sheet: Flag of Arab Federation
Construction sheet

Description

  • The flag of the Arab Federation (1958) was a horizontal triband of black, white, and green with a red triangle at the hoist — the Pan-Arab colours representing the Abbasid, Umayyad, Fatimid, and Hashemite dynasties
  • The Arab Federation was a brief union of Iraq and Jordan formed in February 1958 as a counterweight to the United Arab Republic (Egypt–Syria)
  • It lasted only five months before being dissolved by the Iraqi revolution of July 1958
  • Construction: three equal horizontal stripes of black (top), white, and green, with a red isosceles triangle at the hoist
  • A white seven-pointed star sat within the triangle
  • Ratio 1:2

Trivia

  • The Arab Federation lasted only 5 months (Feb–Jul 1958), making it one of the shortest-lived political unions in modern history
  • It was created as a direct response to Egypt and Syria forming the United Arab Republic

Flag of Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan

The flag of the Arab Federation (1958) was a horizontal triband of black, white, and green with a red triangle at the hoist — the Pan-Arab colours representing the Abbasid, Umayyad, Fatimid, and Hashemite dynasties. The Arab Federation was a brief union of Iraq and Jordan formed in February 1958 as a counterweight to the United Arab Republic (Egypt–Syria).

The Arab Federation lasted only 5 months (Feb–Jul 1958), making it one of the shortest-lived political unions in modern history. It was created as a direct response to Egypt and Syria forming the United Arab Republic.

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