Flag of Syria
flag of the Syrian Arab Republic
The national flag of Syria, commonly known as the Syrian flag or the flag of the Syrian Arab Republic, is a rectangular tricolour featuring three stars. It consists of three equal horizontal stripes of green, white, and black, from top to bottom, with three red five-pointed stars centered in the white stripe, which has a length equal to 2.3 its width.
The design was first used as the independence flag, with a 1:2 proportion, during the First and Second Syrian Republics. The green stripe represented the Rashidun Caliphate, the white stripe represented the Umayyad Caliphate, and the black stripe represented the Abbasid Caliphate. Originally, the three red stars represented the three states of Syria: the State of Aleppo, the State of Damascus, and the State of Deir ez-Zor. The independence flag was designed by a parliamentary committee led by nationalist leader Ibrahim Hananu.
After gaining full independence from France in 1946, Syria used a number of different flags, all featuring the pan-Arab colors of green, black, white, and red. During the Ba'athist period, the independence flag was replaced by the flag of the United Arab Republic, a red, white, and black triband with either two or three green stars, or with the national coat of arms. In March 2025, the Constitutional Declaration of 2025 formally designated the revolution flag as the national flag of Syria, with a 2:3 proportion.
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Specifications
The flag of Syria is defined in Article 6 of the Constitutional Declaration of 2025.The Syrian flag will be as follows:
The flag is rectangular in shape, the length of which is equal to two-thirds of its width.
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