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Flag of the Republic of Yemen

The following is a list of flags used by Yemen throughout its history.

National Flag

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Flag Date Use Description Reference(s)
1990–Present Flag of the Republic of Yemen A horizontal triband of red, white and black [1][2][3][4][5]
1990–Present Flag of Yemen (Vertical)

Presidential Flag

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Flag Date Use Description Reference(s)
1990–Present Presidential Flag of Yemen A horizontal triband of red, white and black with the national emblem in the canton.

Regional Flags

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Flag Date Use Description Reference(s)
1990��Present Flag of Aden Region A horizontal triband of blue (upper), white and blue; with a red trapezium based on the hoist side.
1990–Present Flag of Azal Region a horizontal bicolor of green and white with the Yemenite tricolor in the white band.
1990–Present Flag of Hadramaut Region a horizontal triband of green, white and blue with a vertical red stripe on the hoist side and a tree in the center.
1990–Present Flag of Janad Region a horizontal triband of red, blue and yellow.
1990–Present Flag of Saba Region a horizontal triband of green (upper), white and green with six golden vertical bars in the center.
1990–Present Flag of Tihama Region a horizontal triband of light blue, white and green.

Political Flags

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Flag Date Use Description Reference(s)
1982–Present Flag of The General People's Congress A blue field with a brown horse in the center.
1978–Present Flag of The Yemeni Socialist Party a light blue field with a red star in the center.
1951–Present Flag of The Ba'ath Party a horizontal triband of black, white and green with a red triangle on the hoist side.
1994–Present Flag of The Houthis a white field with a green border and a green and red Arabic script.

Military Flags Flag

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Flag Date Use Description Reference(s)
1990–Present Flag of the Yemeni Interior Ministry A blue field with The Ministry's Emblem in the center.
1964–Present Flag of the Yemeni Republican Guard a diagonal bicolor of orange and blue with the Republican Guard's emblem in the center.
1980–Present Flag of the Yemeni Special Security Forces a blue field with The Security Forces' emblem in the center.
1990–Present Flag of The Yemeni Armed Forces A horizontal triband of red, white and black with the Armed Forces' emblem in the canton corner.
1990–Present Flag of The Yemeni Army A red field with the national flag in the canton corner, and the Emblem of the Yemeni Armed Forces centered on the fly side.
1990–Present Flag of The Yemeni Navy A blue field with the national flag in the canton corner, and the emblem of the Yemeni Navy centered on the fly side.
1990–Present Flag of The Yemeni Air Force A sky blue field with the national flag in the canton corner, and the emblem of the Yemeni Air Force centered on the fly side.

Historical Flags

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Sasanian Empire

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Flag Date Use Description
570 – 628 Standard of the Sasanian Empire a Lotus on a purple field, encrusted with jewels and had trailing red, gold and purple streamers on its edges.

Arab Caliphates

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Flag Date Use Description
661 – 750 Flag of The Umayyad Caliphate A Simple White Field.
750 – 934 Flag of The Abbasid Caliphate A Simple Black Field.

Ayyubid Rule

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Flag Date Use Description
1174 – 1229 Flag of the Ayyubid dynasty A Simple Golden Field
1174 – 1193 Saladin's personal standard A golden field with a red double-headed eagle in the center.

Portuguese Rule on Aden

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Flag Date Use Description
1548 – 1551 Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the center.

Ottoman Empire

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Flag Date Use Description
1538 – 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.

Omani Rule

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Flag Date Use Description
1799 – 1856 Flag of the Omani Empire A White Field with red Arabic text and a red sword above pointed to the right.
1856 – 1932 Flag of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman A simple red field.

Under Saudi States

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Flag Date Use Description
1744 – 1814 Flag of the Emirate of Diriyah A green field with a white stripe on the fly and Arabic script written in white in the center.
1919 – 1921 Flag of the Idrisid Emirate of Asir A green field with a white spiked border and Arabic script written in white in the center.
1934 – 1937 Flag of Saudi Arabia A green flag with Arabic Shahada with the sword with a thinner white stripe.
1954 – 1967 Flag of Saudi Arabia A green flag with Arabic Shahada with the sword with no stripe.

Kingdom of Yemen

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Flag Date Use Description Reference(s)
1918 - 1923 Flag of The Kingdom of Yemen A simple red field
1923 - 1927 Flag of The Kingdom of Yemen A red field with a white Arabic script
1927 - 1970 Flag of The Kingdom of Yemen A red field with five stars and a sword in the center.

Baidah Sultanate

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Flag Date Use Description Reference(s)
1636 - 1930 Flag of The Baidah Sultanate a horizontal triband of white, red and black with a crescent moon in the canton.

Sultanate of Lahej

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Flag Date Use Description Reference(s)
1740 - 1872 Flag of The Sultanate of Lahej a vertical bicolor of red and white with 2 crossed swords and a spear on the red stripe.

British Rule

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Flag Date Use Description Reference(s)
1839-1967 Flag of The United Kingdom A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
1839–1932 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.
Flags of The Federation of South Arabia
1937 - 1963 Flag of The Aden Colony A Blue Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the badge of Aden.
1962 - 1967 Flag of The Federation of South Arabia a horizontal triband of black, green and blue, separated by two golden stripes and a crescent moon with star in the center.
1963 - 1967 Flag of The State of Aden A horizontal triband of blue (upper), white and blue; with a red trapezium based on the hoist side and a green star in the center.
1839 - 1697 Flag of The Emirate of Beihan a horizontal triband of brown, green and yellow with a red triangle on the hoist side, which contains a crescent moon inside.
1839 - 1967 Flag of The Emirate of Dhala a horizontal bicolor of red and green with a black crescent moon and star in the center.
1839 - 1967 Flag of The Fadhli Sultanate a horizontal triband of black, green and blue with a crescent moon with star in the center.
1839 - 1967 Flag of Lower Yafa a horizontal triband of black, white and green
1872 - 1967 Flag of The Sultanate of Lahej a vertical bicolor of red and white with 2 crossed swords and a spear on the red stripe.
1839 - 1967 Flag of Wahidi Haban a horizontal triband of green, yellow and blue with a red vertical stripe on the hoist side, which contains a crescent moon and star inside and 2 crossed swords in the center.
1839 - 1967 Flag of Dathina a horizontal bicolor of blue and green with a crescent moon in the center and 3 stars.
1839 - 1967 Flag of Haushabi a horizontal triband of green, yellow and blue with a red star in the center.
Flags of The Protectorate of South Arabia
1839 - 1967 Flag of Kathiri a horizontal triband of yellow (upper), green and yellow with a red triangle on the hoist side which contains 3 stars inside.
1880 - 1939 Flag of Qu'aiti a red field with a white stripe on the hoist side.
1939 - 1967 Flag of Qu'aiti a horizontal triband of red, yellow and blue with 2 blue discs and one green disc which contains 1 tower each disc.
1839 - 1967 Flag of The Mahra Sultanate a horizontal triband of green, white and red with a black crescent moon and star in the center.
1839 - 1967 Flag of Wahidi Balhaf a horizontal triband of green, yellow and blue with a red vertical stripe on the hoist side, which contains a crescent moon and star inside.
1839 - 1967 Flag of Upper Yafa a horizontal bicolor of orange and green with a crescent moon and a sword in the center.

North Yemen

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Flag Date Use Description Reference(s)
1962 - 1990 Flag of North Yemen A horizontal tricolour of red, white, and black with a green five-pointed star in the center.
1962 - 1990 Flag of North Yemen (Vertical)

South Yemen

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Flag Date Use Description Reference(s)
1967–1990 Flag of South Yemen A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black with a sky-blue chevron with a tilted red star (the emblem of the Yemeni Socialist Party) next to the hoist.
1967–1990 Presidential Flag of South Yemen A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black with a sky-blue chevron with a tilted red star next to the hoist and the coat of arms in the canton.
1978–1990 Flag of the Ruling Party
1967–1990 Flag of South Yemen (Vertical)

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flags of Yemen.

References

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  1. ^ Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Yemen/flag". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). CIA.
  2. ^ Whitney Smith, flag of Yemen at the Encyclopædia Britannica
  3. ^ Znamierowski 2020, p. 166.
  4. ^ Mumford 2021, p. 246.
  5. ^ "قرار مجلس الرئاسة بالقانون رقم (1) لسنة 1990م بشأن العلم الوطني". yemen-nic.info. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
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