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Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic

Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic

Construction sheet: Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic
Construction sheet

Description

  • Three horizontal stripes of red, white, and black with two green five-pointed stars centred on the white stripe
  • The flag uses the Pan-Arab colours representing four Arab dynasties: Hashemites (red), Umayyads (white), Abbasids (black), and Fatimids (green)
  • This design was used during the United Arab Republic (1958–1961) when the two stars represented Egypt and Syria
  • Syria readopted it in 1980
  • The flag's history is intertwined with Syria's many political changes since independence in 1946
  • Construction: three equal horizontal stripes
  • The two green stars are five-pointed, evenly spaced on the white stripe along the horizontal centre line
  • Ratio 2:3

Trivia

  • The stars represent the Syrian, Egyptian, and Palestinian struggles for unity
  • The colours are Pan-Arab, representing the Arab world
  • Syria's flag was part of the brief Syrian-Egyptian union (1958–1961) and reflects Pan-Arab aspirations

Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic

Three horizontal stripes of red, white, and black with two green five-pointed stars centred on the white stripe. The flag uses the Pan-Arab colours representing four Arab dynasties: Hashemites (red), Umayyads (white), Abbasids (black), and Fatimids (green).

The stars represent the Syrian, Egyptian, and Palestinian struggles for unity. The colours are Pan-Arab, representing the Arab world. Syria's flag was part of the brief Syrian-Egyptian union (1958–1961) and reflects Pan-Arab aspirations.

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