Flag of Western Sahara

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Flag of Western Sahara

Use	National flag.
Proportion	1:2
Adopted	February 28, 1976, by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Design	A black, white, and green horizontal tricolor charged with a red star and crescent in the center stripe and a red triangle at the hoist.

The flag of Western Sahara was created in the early 1970s by supporters of an independent Western Sahara (then Spanish Sahara) to represent that territory as flag of Western Sahara. Western Sahara is presently largely administered by the Kingdom of Morocco.

The flag is used by the Polisario Front, and was adopted as the official flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, on February 27, 1976. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic controls about 20% of the Western Sahara territory, the Free Zone.

The colors are black, red, white and green (the Pan-Arab colors), with the crescent and star being a symbol of Islam. These colors have various interpretations. The traditional explanation for the Pan-Arab colors, used throughout the Arab world, claims that they signify the Muslim caliphates.

Its similarity to the Palestinian flag is not intentional; many Arab flags are similar in both shape and colors, as they are collectively based on the flag of the Arab Revolt.

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[edit] External links

• Flag of Western Sahara at Flags of the World