Historical Flags (Jordan)

Last modified: 2005-01-22 by santiago dotor
Keywords: jordan | transjordan | historical | triangle: hoist (red) | star: 7 points | hashemite |
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• Before 1916
• British Mandate of Palestine and Transjordan 1916-1923
• Emirate of Transjordan 1921-1928
• Emirate of Transjordan 1928-c.1939

See also:

• Army Flags ca. 1939 (Arab Legion)
• Former King's Standard 1959-1966 ?
• Pan-Arab Colours
• Jordan

by Antonio Martins

Jordan was part of the Ottoman Empire and used the Ottoman flag.

Santiago Dotor, 10 November 2000

by Filip van Laenen and Santiago Dotor

The Transjordanian flag was the same as today, but without the white star, which makes it the same as the Palestinian National Authority flag. That is black, white, green horizontal stripes with a red triangle at the hoist. At that point (1923 is the year I am quoting) Hejaz's (now in Saudi Arabia) flag was black, green, white horizontal stripes with a red triangle at the hoist. The Federation of Syria's flag was green, white, green horizontal stripes with a French flag in the canton (1/2 the width). The British Mandate of Palestine