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    Flag of Syria

    Flag of Syria
    A tricolour of red, white, and black horizontal stripes, with two green five-pointed stars in the centre of the white stripe.
    Country
    Syria
    Capital
    Damascus
    Continent
    Asia
    Adopted
    1980
    Colours
    Red, White, Black, Green

    What does the flag of Syria mean?

    The flag uses the Pan-Arab colours. The two stars originally represented Syria and Egypt, the two nations of the United Arab Republic.

    Colours and what they stand for

    • Red

      The struggle for independence

    • White

      A bright and peaceful future

    • Black

      A dark past of oppression

    • Green

      The Rashidun Caliphate

    History

    This flag was adopted in 1958 to represent the United Arab Republic and was readopted for Syria in 1980. The design has been used by various Arab unions.

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