- Capital
- Damascus
- Continent
- Asia
- Flag adopted
- 1980
- Designer
- Not individually credited
Syria
Colors and meaning
Red #CE1126
The pan-Arab revolutionary tradition, common to the Nasser-era "Arab Liberation" tricolor
White #FFFFFF
Peace
Black #000000
The dark era of foreign occupation being left behind
Symbolism and history
The pan-Arab red-white-black tricolor bears two green stars representing Syria and Egypt's short-lived 1958-1961 union as the United Arab Republic, restored in 1980 after a period using a different, star-free version.
Closest-looking flags
Egypt
Shares the pan-Arab liberation tricolor with Egypt, Iraq, Yemen and Sudan; the two green stars, a legacy of the Syria-Egypt union, are what distinguish this version.
Iraq
Shares the pan-Arab liberation tricolor with Egypt, Iraq, Yemen and Sudan; the two green stars, a legacy of the Syria-Egypt union, are what distinguish this version.
Yemen
Shares the pan-Arab liberation tricolor with Egypt, Iraq, Yemen and Sudan; the two green stars, a legacy of the Syria-Egypt union, are what distinguish this version.
Sudan
Shares the pan-Arab liberation tricolor with Egypt, Iraq, Yemen and Sudan; the two green stars, a legacy of the Syria-Egypt union, are what distinguish this version.
Further reading: Flag of Syria on Wikipedia
