Flag of the Federation of Arab Republics
The flag of the Federation of Arab Republics was the flag of Egypt, Libya and Syria from 1972–1977. The flag is a horizontal tricolour of red, white and black with a golden Hawk of Quraish placed on the center on the white stripe.
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Adopted | 1972 |
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Relinquished | 1977 (Libya) 1980 (Syria) 1984 (Egypt) |
The flag was abandoned in Libya in 1977 after Muammar Gaddafi established the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and adopted a green flag.
Egypt and Syria continue to still used the flag of the FAR until the early 1980s. Syria adopted a new flag in 1980 and Egypt in 1984.
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- Egyptian flag before 1972
- Libyan flag before 1972
- Syrian flag before 1972
- Egyptian flag after 1984
- Libyan flag after 1977
- Syrian flag after 1980
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