Flag of Palestine
- Country
- Palestine
- Capital
- Ramallah
- Continent
- Asia
- Adopted
- 1964
- Colours
- black, white, green, red
What does the flag of Palestine mean?
The flag uses the Pan-Arab colours. It is the flag of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the State of Palestine.
Colours and what they stand for
black
The Abbasid Caliphate
white
The Umayyad Caliphate
green
The Fatimid Caliphate
red
The Hashemite dynasty
History
The flag was first adopted by the Sharif of Mecca in 1917 as the flag of the Arab Revolt. It was adopted as the flag of the Palestinian people by the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1964.
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