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The current flags of egypt sudan and yemen are also based on the arab liberation flag of horizontal red white and black bands.

Flag of yemen syria egypt iraq. The arab liberation flag served as the inspiration for the flags of both north and south yemen prior to unification as well as for the current flags of egypt iraq sudan and syria. In 1958 in response to the merger of egypt and syria in the united arab republic the two hashemite kingdoms of iraq and jordan established the arab federation a confederation of the two states the flag of the union was essentially that of jordan but without seven pointed star in the red chevron. The flag of egypt علم مصر ˈʕælæm mɑsˤɾ is a tricolour consisting of the three equal horizontal red white and black bands of the egyptian revolutionary flag dating back to the 1952 egyptian revolution the flag bears egypt s national emblem the egyptian eagle of saladin centered in the white band. In 1963 iraq adopted a flag that was similar but with three stars representing the hope that iraq would join the uar.

The flag is essentially the arab liberation flag of 1952 introduced after the egyptian revolution of 1952 in which arab nationalism was a dominant theme. Full citation needed these appear in the current flags of egypt iraq sudan syria and yemen and formerly in the flags of the rival states of north yemen and south yemen. In 1977 the federation of arab republics was dissolved and in 1982 the eagle of saladin was restored to the egyptian flag and the red band was made darker to make it different from similar flags of yemen iraq and syria. In 1962 the yemen arab republic north yemen adopted a one star version representing unity and independence.

White was used by the umayyad caliphate. The pan arab colours are black white green and red. This flag is identical to the flag of palestine adopted in 1964 and almost identical to the. Syria eventually withdrew and the hawk of qureish replaced the two stars after libya joined egypt in a new republic.

The united arab republic flag of 1958 had two stars in green to restore the missing pan arab colour representing egypt and syria. The current flag was first adopted in 1958 to represent syria as part of the united arab republic and was used until 1961 it was readopted in 1980. The arab liberation colors were inspired by the use of the arab liberation flag in the egyptian revolution of 1952. Since its first adoption variations of the red white black flag have been used in various arab unions of syria with egypt libya sudan yemen and iraq although syria is not part of any arab state union the flag of the united arab republic was.

Black was used by the rashidun caliphate.