Flag of Syria
The current flag of Syria is being used by the Syrian Arab Republic since 1980. The same flag was already used by Syria as a member of the United Arab Republic from 1958 to 1961, and goes into their meaning back to the Arab Liberation flag.
- 5.1 Notes and references
Appearance and meaning
The colors used red, white, black and green pan-Arab colors are will be awarded where the following meanings:
- Red represents the blood that was shed for the attainment of the objectives in the fight
- White symbolizes the bright future
- Black stands for the years of oppression
- Green is the color of the Prophet Mohammed and Islam
The two stars originally symbolized the states of Egypt and Syria as members of the United Arab Republic.
Historical flags of Syria
Before 1918 the area was part of the Ottoman Empire in Syria and used the flag. After the Ottoman Empire in World War I had been defeated, an Arab government was set up with British help in Syria that existed 1918-1920. The Arab administration used as the flag of Syria, the flag of the Arab revolution from the origin of the Pan-Arab colors. It shows each a black, green and white horizontal stripes, into which projects a red triangle.
Between 8 March and 24 July 1920 the short period of not recognized by the Allies Kingdom of Syria under King Faisal I, the flag of a seven -pointed white star was inserted.
French mandate
In September 1919, the British had handed over control of Lebanon and Syria to the French. On April 25, 1920 Syria became a French mandate territory. King Faisal I was overthrown on July 24, 1920.
Possibly was introduced a flag with a white crescent on pale blue ground and in the upper left corner of the French flag for the Mandate of July-August 1920. The mandate territory was divided in five states: The Sanjak of Damascus, Aleppo and Latakia ( Alevitenstaat ) and the mandate areas of the Jabal al-Druze and of Greater Lebanon. Each state received its own flag, each with the French flag in the upper left corner.
- The flag of Aleppo was offset to the right three gold, five -pointed stars in a triangle on a white background. She was from 1920 to 1925 in use.
- The flag of Damascus was a white disk on navy blue background. She was from 1920 to 1922 in use.
- Latakia had a golden, 16 - rayed sun on a white background and three red corners in its flag. She was from 1920 to 1936 in use. There are also reports of flag variants with eleven or 20 sun rays.
- In the national flag of the Jebel al-Druze region was the left and bottom side of a white, L- shaped strip covered. The rest of the flag consisted of four horizontal stripes in green, red, yellow and blue. From 1921 to 1924, it did not include the French flag, but on the left, white stripes 13 yellow five -pointed stars. 1924 disappeared the stars and the French tricolor was used. The flag was in use until 1936. The civil flag consisted of five horizontal stripes in the same colors. Red represents the heart and love, green for the farmers and the life, yellow for the sun and the wheat, blue for the sky and the fate and white for purity, and air.
- The flag of Greater Lebanon differs from the other flags in the design. Instead in the upper corner, the French flag was the basis of the flag. In the white stripes, the flag showed the cedar that is also later in the flag of independent Lebanon again. It was designed by Naoum Mukarzel, President of the Lebanese resistance movement.
In June 1922 a loose federation was created without the Lebanon from the four other states. This Syrian Federation used on its flag has three horizontal green-white- green stripes with the French flag in the upper left corner. As Aleppo and Damascus were pooled for the Syrian government on 1 December 1924, they used the green-white- green flag on. The other parts of Syria were connected in 1937. There are varying reports of variants of the flag.
? Flag of the State of Aleppo 1920-1925
? Flag of the State of Damascus
? Flag of the state of Latakia 1920 - 1936
? State flag of the Mandate of the Jebel al-Druze 1921-1924
? State flag of the Mandate of the Jebel al-Druze 1924-1936
? Syrian Federation 1922-1925 Syrian state 1925 until 1932.
Independent Syria and the Arab Federations
1932 Syria received autonomy. As a national flag it adopted a flag with three horizontal stripes green and white black and three pentagonal, red stars in the white stripe. The stars were for the three districts of Syria, Aleppo, Damascus and Deir ez- Zor. It was first flown on January 1, 1932 in Aleppo, on June 11 in Damascus. 1936 Latakia and the area of Jabal al-Druze were added to the Republic. The stars were now Aleppo with Damascus and Deir ez- Zor, the area of Jabal al-Druze and the third for Latakia. 1946 Syria was finally his independence and kept the flag at first.
From 1958 to 1961, Syria was part of the United Arab Republic with Egypt. The Republic used a flag with three horizontal stripes red-white- black and two pentagonal, green stars in the white stripe. The stars were for Syria and Egypt. It corresponds to the present-day flag.
On September 28, 1961 Syria left the union and took his old flag from 1932 again.
After the coup by the Baath Party 1963, a red-white- black flag was used with three green stars. It should symbolize the planned federation with Egypt and Iraq. Iraq used this flag in different variations until 2008.
From 1 January 1972 Arab republics of Egypt, Libya and Syria with the formation of the Federation uses a common red-black- white flag, showing the golden hawk of Quraish in the white band, which is a tape with the name of the Federation. Egypt and Libya, led under the slogan bands in addition the country's name. Syria kept this flag over the end of the Federation of Arab Republics in 1977 out to 1980. After the failure of a renewed Syrian- Iraqi union project in 1979 and held an associated return to Tristar VAR Flag of 1963, Syria decided in 1980, the zweisternige VAR flag of 1958 reuse. Egypt retained the Federation flag in until 1984.
2:3? Flag of the United Arab Republic 1958-1961
1:2? Flag of Syria 1961-1963
2:3? Flag of Syria 1963-1972
2:3? Flag of Syria at the time of the Federation of Arab Republics
2:3 Flag of Syria since 1982
Old flag in civil war from 2011
With the beginning of the current Syrian protests in 2011 against the rule of the Assad family and the Baath Party, the old green-white- black national flag was used more often in addition to the current national flag, which was in use before the seizure of the Baath Party. Similarly, the protest movement had the flag operated in Libya before seizure of power by the regime as a symbol and this re-introduced as the national flag after their victory. Even in Syria is the old national flag become a widespread symbol of the opposition. To use the Free Syrian Army whose color combination in their badges, as well as the National Coalition.
2:3? wider variation
In Syria itself leads the largest wing of the insurgents, the Islamist al - Nusra front, instead of the old flag own black banner with Shahada.
More flags of Syria
On the flag of the province of Damascus ( Madinat Dimaschq ) we find the Great Mosque of Damascus and the inscription Dimashq al- Asad (Damascus, the lion ).
The Baath Party used a flag with three horizontal stripes black - white-green and a red triangle. It corresponds to the flag of the Iraqi Baath Party and the flag of the Palestinian people.
The flag of the minority of the Arameans ( Syrians Christian ) shows a winged, golden altar on a red background.
In Syria, as in Iran, Iraq and Lebanon Assyrian Christians live. The Assyrian flag was designed in 1968 by the Assyrian Universal Alliance. It has its origin in the representation of the Assyrian sun god Šamaš on the sun's disk stands on an altar. The golden circle at the center represents the sun, which produces flames with their heat and light to maintain the living beings on earth. The star surrounding the sun symbolizes the land, the light blue color symbolizes serenity. The undulating stripes represent the three main rivers of the Assyrian homeland: the Tigris, Euphrates and the great Zab. The dark blue stripes stand for the Euphrates, the Assyrian name "Abundance " is. The red stripes stand for courage, glory and pride, represent the Tigris. The white lines between these two great rivers represent the Greater Zab, the color white symbolizes peace. Some interpret the red white and blue stripes as the paths that are traced back to their homeland of their ancestors the scattered Assyrians. About the Assyrian flag of the God of the Assyrians " Assyria " from pre-Christian 's time to see.
The small minority of Turkmen, mainly in Aleppo, Damascus and Latakia, use a red flag with the Turkish crescent and five-pointed star, modeled on the flag of Turkey. At the top are two additional thin strips, blue and white, at the bottom two in white and green.
Flag of the Arameans ( Syrians Christian )
The flag of the Assyrians