List of Lebanese flags
This is the list of flags, banners and vexilloids related to Lebanon for further information, see the Flag of Lebanon.
National flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 – Today | Flag of Lebanon | A horizontal triband of red, white (double height) and red; charged with a green Lebanese cedar tree. | |
| Flag of Lebanon (vertical) |
Military flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 – today | Flag of the Lebanese Air Force | a blue field with the air force's emblem in the center. | |
| 1991 – today | Flag of the Lebanese Armed Forces (front) | the Lebanese tricolor with 4 laurels in each corner and an Arabic script in both sides of the tree.[1] | |
| 1991 – today | Flag of the Lebanese Armed Forces (back) | a diagonal bicolor of White and red. | |
| 1945 – 1991 | Flag of the Lebanese Armed Forces | the Lebanese tricolor with an Arabic script in both sides of the tree.[2] | |
| 1984 – today | Flag of the Republican Guard | A blue field with the guard's emblem in the center.[3] | |
| 1916 – 1920 | Flag of the Lebanese Troops during WW1 | a White field with a red saltire that extends to the corners of the field and a black tree in the center.[4] | |
| 1950 – today | Flag of the Lebanese Navy | A White field with the navy's emblem in the center. | |
| 1950 – today | Naval Jack of Lebanon | the Lebanese tricolor with 2 vertical White bands, each with a red anchor. |
Ethnic flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| c. 17th century | Maronite flag | ||
| c. 19th-20th century | Druze flag | [5] | |
| Unknown | Shia flag |
Political flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 – 2016 | Flag of the March 14 Alliance | A red field with a White holding a laurel in the center. | |
| 2005 – today | Flag of the March 8 Alliance | A red field with the emblem in the center. | |
| 1936 – today | Flag of the Kataeb Party | A White field with the tree emblem in the center. | |
| 1957 – today | Flag of Al-Mourabitoun | a black field with the emblem in the center.[6] | |
| 1974 – today | Flag of the Amal Movement | A green field with the emblem in the center. | |
| 1953 – today | Flag of the Lebanese Ba'ath Party | a horizontal triband of black, White and green with a red triangle based on the hoist side. | |
| 1994 – today | Flag of the Free Patriotic Movement | an Orange field with the emblem in the center. | |
| 1995 – today | Flag of the Future Movement | A blue field with a 7 pointed sun base don the hoist side. | |
| 1964 – today | Flag of the Lebanese Communist Party | A red field with a White band and the communist symbol in the canton and the green tree inside the White band. | |
| 2001 – today | Flag of the Lebanese Democratic Party | a vertical bicolor of White and red with the map of the country in green in the center. | |
| 1973 – today | Flag of the Popular Nasserist Organization | a horizontal triband of red, green and red with the emblem in the center of the green band. | |
| 1949 – today | Flag of the Progressive Socialist Party | a red field with the emblem in the center. | |
| 1932 – today | Flag of the Lebanese-Syrian Social Nationalist Party | A black field with the emblem in the center. | |
| 1960 – today | Flag of the Toilers League | A red field with the emblem in the center. | |
| 1960 – today | Flag of the Union Party | a vertical triband of black, White and red with a green in the center of the White band. |
Municipality and district flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 – today | Flag of Deir al-Qamar | A red field with a green cross.[7] | |
| 1943 – today | Flag of Beirut | A White field with the municipality's arms in the center. |
Historical flags
Achaemenid Rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 586 – 332 BC | Standard of Cyrus the Great of The Achaemenid Empire | A red field with the Shahbaz in the center. |
Roman Rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 BC – 395 AD | Vexilloid of The Roman Empire | A Red Vexilloid with The SPQR with a Laurel wreath in the center.[8][9][10][11] |
Byzantine Rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 476 – 635 | Labarum of Constantine The Great | A red Vexilloid with 3 golden discs, representing the "medallions" which are said to have shown portraits of Constantine and his sons. |
Sassanian Rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 614 – 628 | The Derafsh Kaviani of the Sasanian Empire | a Lotus on a purple field, was encrusted with jewels and had trailing red, gold and purple streamers on its edges. |
Arab Rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 661 – 750 | Flag of the Umayyad Caliphate | A Simple White Field. | |
| 750 – 909 | Flag of the Abbasid Caliphate | A Simple Black Field. |
Seljuk Rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1072 – 1098 | Flag of The Seljuk Empire | A blue field with a double-headed Eagle and a black bow and arrow in the center. |
Crusader States
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1099 – 1187 | Flag of The Kingdom of Jerusalem | A white field with The Jerusalem Cross in the center. | |
| 1102 – 1289 | Flag of The County of Tripoli | A red field with a Golden cross. |
Lamaite Princedom
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 676 | Flag of the Abi-Lama dynasty | A White Field with a lion in the center.[12] |
Maanid Emirate
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1119 – 1697 | Flag of the Maanid Emirate | A diagonal bicolor of White and red with a green laurel in the center.[13] | |
| 1830 | Flag of Deir El Qamar, Capital of the Maanid and early Chehab emirs | A red field with a green cross.[14] |
Other Medieval States
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 676 | Mardaite flag | A white cross and sword on a red background.[15] | |
| 676 | Flag of the Tanukh | 5 vertical bands of White, blue, yellow, red and green.[16] | |
| 694 | Flag of prince Ibrahim | A red carnation (Dianthus libanotis) placed on a white background. In 1865, the first mutasarrif of Mount Lebanon Daoud Pasha attempted to bring back this flag for the Mutasarrifate but failed due to political reasons.[17] | |
| 694 | Flag Abu Nakad dynasty | a vertical bicolor of blue and yellow. | |
| 694 | Flag of Jumblatt dynasty | A red field with a green border and a sword in the center. | |
| 1483-1865 | Flag of Harfouche dynasty | A simple green field. | |
| 1516-1585 | Flag of Ma'n | [18] |
Egyptian Rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayyubid Era | |||
| 1187–1260 | Flag of the Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt | A Simple Golden Field.[19] | |
| 1187–1193 | Saladin's personal standard | A Golden Field with a Two-Headed Eagle in the center.[20][21] | |
| Mamluk Era | |||
| 1260–1517 | Flag of the Mamluk Sultanate | A Golden Swallowtailed Field with a White Crescent Moon. | |
| 1260–1517 | Flag of the Mamluk Sultanate | A Golden Field with a black disc containing a white lion in the center. | |
Ottoman Rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1517–1793 | Flag of the Ottoman Empire | A red field with a green disc in the center with three golden crescent moons inside the disc. | |
| 1793–1844 | Flag of The Ottoman Empire | A red field with a white crescent moon and an eight-pointed star. | |
| 1844–1918 | Flag of the Ottoman Empire | A red field with a white crescent moon and a five-pointed star. | |
| Flags of Lebanon | |||
| c. 17th century | Flag of the Mount Lebanon Emirate under the Ma'n dynasty | A blue field with a White crescent. | |
| 1697–1842 | Flag of the Mount Lebanon Emirate under the Shihab dynasty | A White field charged with a green Lebanese cedar tree. | |
French Rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 – 1940 | Flag of The French Third Republic | A horizontal tricolor of Blue, White and Red. | |
| 1940 – 1942 | Flag of Vichy France | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the axe and 7 golden stars. | |
| 1942 – 1943 | Flag of Free France | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the Cross of Lorraine.[22] | |
| Colonial Flags | |||
| 1920 | Henri Gouraud's Flag of the Mandate of Syria | A blue field with a White crescent and the French Tricolor in the canton.[23] | |
| 1920 – 1943 | Flag of Greater Lebanon | A horizontal tricolor of Blue, White and Red charged with a green Lebanese cedar tree. | |
| 1920 – 1943 | Flag of Greater Lebanon (black variant) | A horizontal tricolor of Blue, White and Red charged with a black Lebanese cedar tree. | |
| 1920 – 1943 | Flag of Greater Lebanon (real variant) | A horizontal tricolor of Blue, White and Red charged with a Lebanese cedar tree. | |
Independence
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 – 1995 | Flag of Lebanon | A horizontal triband of red, white (double height) and red; charged with a Lebanese cedar tree.[24][25] |
Israeli Occupation
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 – 2000 | Flag of Israel | A White field with blue stripes and the Star of David in the center. | |
| Flag of Lebanon | |||
| 1979 – 1984 | Flag of The State of Free Lebanon | Similar to the former army flag.[26] | |
Syrian Occupation
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arab Kingdom of Syria | |||
| 1918 – 1920 | Flag of the Arab Revolt | A red triangle to which three parallel horizontal colours are attached, black at the top, followed by green in the middle and white at the bottom. | |
| 1920 | Flag of The Arab Kingdom of Syria | A red triangle with a white 7-pointed star to which three parallel horizontal colours are attached, black at the top, followed by green in the middle and white at the bottom. | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | |||
| 1976 – 2005 | Flag of Syria | A horizontal tricolour of red, white, and black; charged with two green stars at the center. | |
See also
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References
- "الموقع الرسمي للجيش اللبناني | شرف، تضحية، وفاء". www.lebarmy.gov.lb. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- "Army (Lebanon)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
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- "Army (Lebanon) - Fahnen Flaggen Fahne Flagge Flaggenshop Fahnenshop Versand kaufen bestellen". www.fahnenversand.de. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- "Druze People (Syria)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
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- "Municipality of Deir el Qamar (Chouf District, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
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- "Website for Imperial Roman re-enactors shows modern reconstructions of Roman Vexilla". Archived from the original on August 19, 2009. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- Roman Standards shown from an illustration in "Signa Militaria", by James Yates (in the public domain) in the book A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (pp. 1044–1046):
- Roman Standard with an Aquila (the Roman Eagle) without the red vexillum with the letters SPQR in gold (Source=John J. Anderson A School History of England (New York: Effingham Maynard & Co., 1889):
- "Lamaïte Flag (Historical Flags, Lebanon)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- "Maanid Flag, Late 17th Century (Historical Flags, Lebanon)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- "Municipality of Deir el Qamar (Chouf District, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- "Merdai Flag (Historical Flags, Lebanon)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- "Tanukh Flag (Historical Flags, Lebanon)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- "Rebels' Flag during Prince Ibrahim Era (Historical Flags, Lebanon)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- "Kaïssy Flag (Historical Flags, Lebanon)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
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- Hathaway, Jane (February 1, 2012). A Tale of Two Factions: Myth, Memory, and Identity in Ottoman Egypt and Yemen. State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-8610-8.
- Rabbat, Nasser O. (1995). The Citadel of Cairo: A New Interpretation of Royal Mameluk Architecture. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-10124-1.
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- "Vexilla Mundi". vexilla-mundi.com. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
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