In addition to the bands and chevron, a white star with seven points is featured on the hoist side of the red chevron. The star stands for the unity of the Arab people;[4] its seven points refer to the seven verses of Al-Fatiha as well as the seven hills Amman was built on.
flag, jordan, flag, jordan, officially, adopted, april, 1928, based, 1916, flag, arab, revolt, against, ottoman, empire, during, world, flag, consists, horizontal, black, white, green, bands, that, connected, chevron, colours, arab, colors, respectively, repre. The flag of Jordan officially adopted on 16 April 1928 is based on the 1916 flag of the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I 1 The flag consists of horizontal black white and green bands that are connected by a red chevron The colours are the Pan Arab Colors respectively representing the Abbasid black band Umayyad white band and Fatimid or Rashidun caliphates green band The red chevron is for the Hashemite dynasty and the Arab Revolt 2 3 4 JordanUseCivil and state flag civil and state ensignProportion1 2Adopted16 April 1928 96 years ago 1928 04 16 DesignA horizontal triband of black white and green with a red chevron based on the hoist side containing a white seven pointed starUseRoyal standard of the KingDesignPan Arab colors resembles the Rising Sun Flag Jordanian flag in the center with the star being replaced with a crownUseRoyal standard of the Crown PrinceUseThe Hashemite Standard The Banner of Ashraf of Hijaz The Nobles the House of The Hashemites Flags of Jordan in Amman Jordanian flag Contents 1 Features 1 1 History 1 2 Interpretation of the colors 1 3 Colours scheme 1 4 Construction sheet 2 Historical flags 3 Military flags 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksFeatures editIn addition to the bands and chevron a white star with seven points is featured on the hoist side of the red chevron The star stands for the unity of the Arab people 4 its seven points refer to the seven verses of Al Fatiha as well as the seven hills Amman was built on History edit nbsp nbsp First flag 1921 1928 nbsp nbsp Second flag 1928 1939 Interpretation of the colors edit Scheme Textile colour Red The Hashemite dynasty bloody struggle for freedom White The Umayyad Caliphate bright and peaceful future Green The Fatimid Caliphate or Rashidun Caliphate Black The Abbasid Caliphate Colours scheme edit nbsp Red White Green Black RGB 206 17 38 255 255 255 0 122 61 0 0 0 Hexadecimal ce1126 FFFFFF 007a3d 000000 CMYK 0 92 82 19 0 0 0 0 100 0 50 52 0 0 0 100 Construction sheet edit nbsp Flag construction sheetHistorical flags edit nbsp nbsp Flag of the Tanukhid Confederation 196 AD c 1100 AD nbsp nbsp Banner of the Ghassanid Kingdom 220 638 nbsp nbsp Flag under Arab administration 1918 1920 nbsp nbsp Flag of the Arab Kingdom of Syria 1920 nbsp nbsp Flag of the Emirate of Transjordan 1921 1928 nbsp nbsp Flag of the Emirate of Transjordan 1928 1939 nbsp nbsp Flag of the Hashemite Arab Federation 1958 Military flags edit nbsp nbsp Flag of the Royal Jordanian Army nbsp nbsp Ensign of the Royal Jordanian Navy nbsp nbsp Ensign of the Royal Jordanian Air ForceSee also editFlag of the Arab Revolt Palestinian flag Kingdom of HejazReferences edit Flag of Jordan Encyclopedia Britannica Retrieved 21 April 2019 Flags of the World Jordan Retrieved 10 May 2015 The World Fact Book Middle east Jordan cia gov Central Intelligence Agency Retrieved 10 May 2015 a b National Anthem kinghussein gov jo Government of Jordan Retrieved 10 May 2015 External links editJordan at Flags of the World Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flag of Jordan amp oldid 1222833523, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
