File:Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024).svg

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العربية: علم الجمهورية العربية المتحدة ١٣٧٧-١٣٨٠

Asturianu: Bandera de la República Árabe Xunida (1958-1961). Foi readoptada como la bandera de Siria en 1980.

Català: Bandera de la República Àrab Unida (1958-1961). Va ser readoptada com la bandera de Síria el 1980.

English: Flag of Egypt and Syria in the United Arab Republic (1958–1961), Flag of Egypt (1961–1972), Flag of Syria (1980–2024).

Español: Bandera de la República Árabe Unida (1958-1961). Fue readoptada como la bandera de Siria en 1980.

Polski: Flaga Zjednoczonej Republiki Arabskiej (1958-1961). Została przyjęta jako flaga Syrii w 1980.

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Date 1958–1972 (as the flag of Egypt)
1958–1961; 1980–2024 (as the flag of Syria)
26 September–1 November 1962 (as the flag of North Yemen)

Source

BASED ON THIS CONSTRUCTION SHEET:

Author

See File history below for details.

For further informations, see also: en:Syrian Arab Republic and the en:United Arab Republic.

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Other versions

MOST COMMONLY USED VERSIONS OF SYRIAN NATIONAL FLAG (during the Assad regime)^*

Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024).svg File:Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024).svg
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024) (stars variant 1).svg File:Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024) (stars variant 1).svg
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024) (stars variant 2).svg File:Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024) (stars variant 2).svg
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024) (stars variant 3).svg File:Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024) (stars variant 3).svg

^* The Syrian government under the Assad regime did not provide an official (by Syrian Government) construction sheet for "stars" (dimension and position). Therefore, the flags below are all equally valid for the flag of Syria before December 8, 2024.

Detailed color approximations

	Red	White	Green	Black
RGB	`206/17/38`	`255/255/255`	`0/122/61`	`0/0/0`
Hexadecimal	`#ce1126`	`#FFFFFF`	`#007a3d`	`#000000`
CMYK	`12/100/98/3`	`0/0/0/0`	`89/27/100/15`	`75/68/67/90`

Interpretation of the colors

Scheme	Textile colour
Red	The Hashemite dynasty, bloody struggle for freedom.
White	The Umayyad Caliphate, bright and peaceful future.
Green	The Fatimid Caliphate, two stars represent Syria and Egypt during unification.
Black	The Abbasid Caliphate, a dark past.

Image history of en:Image:United Arab Republic flag.svg:

(del) (cur) 23:12, 3 October 2005 . . Zscout370 . . 450x300 (3049 bytes) (Fixed the colors)
(del) (rev) 23:01, 3 October 2005 . . Zscout370 . . 450x300 (2899 bytes) (The flag of the United Arab Republic, drawn in SVG. == Licensing == {{Zscout370}})

File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	17:52, 17 December 2024	900 × 600 (311 bytes)	أنون	Reverted to version as of 09:50, 30 July 2021 (UTC) I assume this was an accidental reversion?
	12:39, 9 December 2024	900 × 600 (314 bytes)	July2806	Reverted to version as of 8:45, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
	09:50, 30 July 2021	900 × 600 (311 bytes)	JuTa	the other one is available at File:Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971).svg
	14:28, 27 July 2019	900 × 600 (314 bytes)	FDRMRZUSA	Slight correction for "stars" position on X axis (left star: 221.142>221.140; right star: 521.142>521.140). Now "stars" position is perfect: center of the "star" at 1/3 of flag width from the nearest edge (according to related construction sheet: "File:Approximate Construction of the Flag of Syria.svg"). Y axis unchanged (225.000). No other changes.
	14:29, 26 July 2019	900 × 600 (311 bytes)	FDRMRZUSA	Centered "stars" (group): X=221.136>>221.142; Y=unchanged (225.000). Further svg code optimization. No other changes.
	05:29, 18 July 2019	900 × 600 (370 bytes)	Thespoondragon	Reverted to version as of 02:04, 16 June 2019 (UTC) please cite reliable sources that show them at this size, i have cited both the Syrian mission to the UN website and a website of the Government of Syria, both showing it as the larger size
	00:32, 18 July 2019	900 × 600 (387 bytes)	Sakiv	Reverted to version as of 00:20, 16 June 2019 (UTC) Stars aren't that big
	02:04, 16 June 2019	900 × 600 (370 bytes)	Thespoondragon	Reverted to version as of 04:51, 28 May 2019 (UTC) Vexilla Mundi is not a reliable source, larger stars are consistent with flags on government sites such as http://moia.gov.sy
	00:20, 16 June 2019	900 × 600 (387 bytes)	BlinxTheKitty	Stars are Too big, Specification here http://www.vexilla-mundi.com/syria/syria_sheet.png
	04:51, 28 May 2019	900 × 600 (370 bytes)	Thespoondragon	Changed size of stars based on the web page of the syrian permanent mission to the UN https://www.un.int/syria/