Flag of the United Arab Emirates
The flag of the United Arab Emirates was adopted on December 2, 1971, the anniversary of the founding of the United Arab Emirates ( Federal Law No. (2) / 1971 dated 4 Dhu Al- Qedah 1391 AH).
Meaning and Structure
The flag contains the Pan-Arab colors red, green, white and black, which symbolize Arabian unity. They stand for the Arab dynasties of the Fatimids (green), the Abbasid (black), and the Umayyad (white). Red stands for the Sherif of Mecca and was led by King Hussein in the Arab Revolt of 1917 itself.
The three horizontal stripes of equal width. The red stripe has in relation to the length of the horizontal strip having a width of 3:9.
More of the Union Flag
The Emirates have a alternative merchant flag. It is red with the national flag in the naval jack.
The flag of the President equal to the national flag, but has also in the center of the coat of arms of the United Arab Emirates.
1:2 Flag of the President
History
Until 1820 all the later members of the Union were protectorates of Great Britain. As a contract coast they brought a square flag with a red square on a white square, the white pierced was called red.
Until 1971, the Parties used a red-white- red, horizontally divided flag with a green, siebenstrahligen star at the center, whose form was never defined and is therefore preserved in different forms. As Bahrain and Qatar were members, said to have been his neunstrahlig (1968 to 1971) of the star.
As an example of today's flag was, as with all flags with the pan-Arab colors, the Arab revolution flag.
? Arab revolution flag
Flags of the Emirates
The individual emirates use red and white or red flags, so the model of the flag of Bahrain from 1820 follows. An exception is Fujairah, which performs the same flag as the United Arab Emirates. Between 1902 and 1975 it used the pure red flag of Muscat, after 1952 with the country name in white, Arabic writing on it. From 1952, used boats Fudschairas a red flag with a white border. The old red flag with a white border of 1820 is still used by Ra's al -Khaimah and Sharjah, but now in an aspect ratio of 1:2, as well as the other flags of the country.
Ajman
Dubai
? Fujairah 1902-1975
? Fujairah 1952-1975
1:3? Nautical Flag Fudschairas 1952-1975
Fujairah
Ra's al -Khaimah
Sharjah
Umm al - Qaiwain