List of Emirati flags

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The following is a list of flags, banners and standards used in the United Arab Emirates

National flag

Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1971–present Flag of the United Arab Emirates A horizontal tricolour of green, white and black with a vertical 1⁄4-width purple bar at the hoist.[1][2]

Presidential flag

Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of the President of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2008–present Presidential Flag of the United Arab Emirates A horizontal tricolour of green, white and black with a vertical 1⁄4-width red bar at the hoist with the emblem in the center.[3]
File:Flag of the President of the United Arab Emirates (1973–2008).svg 1973–2008 Presidential Flag of the United Arab Emirates A horizontal tricolour of green, white and black with a vertical 1⁄4-width red bar at the hoist with the emblem in the center.

Military flags

Flag Date Use Description
File:Civil Ensign of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1971–present Civil Ensign A red field with the national flag on the canton.[4]
File:Flag of the UAE Armed Forces.svg ?–present Flag of The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces A red field with the national flag on the canton defaced with The Armed Forces Emblem.[5]
File:Flag of the UAE Army.svg ?–present Flag of The United Arab Emirates Army a red field with the army's emblem in the center.[6]
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates Air Force.svg ?–present Flag of The United Arab Emirates Air Force a blue field with the air force's emblem in the center.[7]
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates Navy.png ?–present Flag of The United Arab Emirates Navy a white field with the navy's emblem in the center.[8]

Emirate flags

Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of Abu Dhabi.svg 1820–present Flag of Abu Dhabi a red field with a white rectangle at the canton.[9][10][11]
File:Flag of Ajman.svg 1820–present Flag of Ajman and Dubai a red field with a white bar at the hoist.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
File:Flag of Fujairah (1952–1961).svg 1952–1961 Flag of Fujairah a red field with a white Arabic calligraphy in the center.[20][21]
File:Flag of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah.svg 1820–present Flag of Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah a large red rectangle on a white field.[22][23][24][25][26]
File:Flag of Umm al-Qaiwain.svg 1820–present Flag of Umm Al Quwain a red field with a white bar at the hoist and a large white star and crescent in the center.[12][27][28]

Historical flags

Under Persian Rule

Flag Date Use Description
Pre-Islamic Persia
File:Standard of Cyrus the Great.svg 559–529 BC Standard of the Achaemenid Empire Also Called Derafsh Sahbaz, It was the Standard of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Empire.
File:Derafsh Kaviani flag of the late Sassanid Empire.svg 225–651 Flag of the Sasanian Empire Called Derafsh Kaviani, It's the mythological and historical flag of Iran until the end of the Sassanid dynasty, which according to Ferdowsi's narration in the Shahnameh, This flag emerged with the uprising of Kaveh the Blacksmith against the tyrannical king Zahak and the beginning of the Fereydon's kingdom and Pishdadian dynasty.
Islamic Persia
945–1055 Banner of the Buyid dynasty 4 green sulde suspended on a staff.
File:Flag of the Seljuk.png 1037–1194 Flag of the Seljuk Empire a blue field with a white Double-headed eagle and a black Bow and arrow in the center.

Under Arab Rule

Flag Date Use Description
Caliphates
File:Black flag.svg 651–661
750–934		 Flag of The Rashidun and Abbasid Caliphates A Simple Black Field.
File:Umayyad Flag.svg 661–750 Flag of The Umayyad Caliphate A Simple White Field.
Emirates
File:Flag of Bani Khalid Emirate.svg 1417–1520 Flag of The Jabrids Emirate A red field with a white symbol in the center and a white Arabic script upwards.
File:Flag of the Emirate of Riyadh (1902-1913).svg 1727–1818
1822–1891		 Flag of the Emirate of Diriyah and The Emirate of Nejd A Green Field with a White Stripe on the fly and an Arabic script written in white in the center.[29][30][31]

Under Portuguese Rule

Flag Date Use Description
Kingdom of Portugal
File:Flag of Portugal (1495).svg 1508–1521 Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal White field with the royal coat of arms in the middle.
File:Flag of Portugal (1521).svg 1521–1578 Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal White field with the royal coat of arms in the middle.
File:Flag of Portugal (1578).svg 1578–1640 Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal White field with the royal coat of arms in the middle.
File:Flag of Portugal (1616).svg 1616–1640 Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal (Putative) White field with the royal coat of arms in the middle.
File:Flag of Portugal (1640).svg 1640–1650 Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal White field with the royal coat of arms in the middle.
Iberian Union
File:Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg 1580–1640 Flag of The Iberian Union A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field.
File:Estandarte Real de Felipe II.svg 1580–1640 Banner of Arms of The Iberian Union the heraldry of the House of Austria (with the arms of Portugal).[32]
File:Estandarte real de 1580-1668.svg 1580–1640 Royal Flag of The Iberian Union A red field with the royal arms in the center.

Under Omani Rule

Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of The Imamate of Oman.svg 1650–1783 Flag of the Imamate of Oman A White Field with The Royal Emblem in the canton.
File:Flag of the Omani Empire.svg 1696–1783 Flag of the Omani Empire A White Field with red Arabic script above and a red sword pointed to the right.

Pirate Coast

Flag Date Use Description
File:Red flag.svg 1783–1820 Flag of the Hinawi (the Bani Yas – Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and Fujairah) and Ghafiri (Umm Al Quwain and Ajman) tribal confederations a simple red field.
File:Qawasim Flag.svg 1783–1820 Original flag of Al Qawasim (Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah) a horizontal tricolor of green, white and red with a black Arabic calligraphy in the center.[33]

Under British Rule

Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1820–1971 Flag of the United Kingdom A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
File:British Raj Red Ensign.svg 1880–1947 Flag of British India A Red Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the Star of India emblem displayed in the fly.
File:Flag of the Trucial States (1968–1971).svg 1968–1971 Flag of the Trucial States Council A horizontal Tricolour of Red, White and Red with a green 7-pointed star in the center.[34]

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "History of the United Arab Emirates Flag". flagdom.com. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  3. ↑ "Presidential Standard (United Arab Emirates)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  4. ↑ "United Arab Emirates". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
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  6. ↑ "Military Flags (United Arab Emirates)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  7. ↑ "Military Flags (United Arab Emirates)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  8. ↑ ae%5Enavy.jpg
  9. ↑ Coll 30/15 'Anthems and Flags of Various States. Bahrein [Bahrain], Koweit [Kuwait], Muscat, Asir, Yemen, Qatar, Trucial, Oman' [61r] (107/261). British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers. 30 March 2017. p. 107.
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  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Hawley, Donald. "The Trucial States". Twayne Publishers, New York, 1970. pp. 326-7.
  13. ↑ Coll 30/15 'Anthems and Flags of Various States. Bahrein [Bahrain], Koweit [Kuwait], Muscat, Asir, Yemen, Qatar, Trucial, Oman' [61r] (107/261). British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers. 30 March 2017. p. 107.
  14. ↑ Coll 30/15 'Anthems and Flags of Various States. Bahrein [Bahrain], Koweit [Kuwait], Muscat, Asir, Yemen, Qatar, Trucial, Oman' [61r] (151/261). British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers. 21 April 1932. p. 151.
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  19. ↑ "Dubai (United Arab Emirates)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  20. ↑ Complete Flags of the World. Smithsonian Handbooks. 2007. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-7566-4115-3.
  21. ↑ "Fujairah". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  22. ↑ Coll 30/15 'Anthems and Flags of Various States. Bahrein [Bahrain], Koweit [Kuwait], Muscat, Asir, Yemen, Qatar, Trucial, Oman' [61r] (121/261). British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers. 4 June 1932. p. 121.
  23. ↑ Coll 30/15 'Anthems and Flags of Various States. Bahrein [Bahrain], Koweit [Kuwait], Muscat, Asir, Yemen, Qatar, Trucial, Oman' [61r] (57/261). British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers. 30 March 2017. p. 57.
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