Syria Flag

ABOUT SYRIA FLAG:

THREE EQUAL HORIZONTAL BANDS OF RED (TOP), WHITE, AND BLACK, COLORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ARAB LIBERATION FLAG; TWO SMALL GREEN FIVE-POINTED STARS IN A HORIZONTAL LINE CENTERED IN THE WHITE BAND; FORMER FLAG OF THE UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC WHERE THE TWO STARS REPRESENTED THE CONSTITUENT STATES OF SYRIA AND EGYPT; SIMILAR TO THE FLAG OF YEMEN, WHICH HAS A PLAIN WHITE BAND, IRAQ, WHICH HAS THREE GREEN STARS (PLUS AN ARABIC INSCRIPTION) IN A HORIZONTAL LINE CENTERED IN THE WHITE BAND, AND THAT OF EGYPT, WHICH HAS A GOLD EAGLE OF SALADIN CENTERED IN THE WHITE BAND; THE CURRENT DESIGN DATES TO 1980