Lebanon

Lubnan, Republic of Lebanon, Al-Jumhuriyya al-Lubnaniyya

Last modified: 2005-03-05 by santiago dotor
Keywords: lebanon | lubnan | republic of lebanon | al-jumhuriyya al-lubnaniyya | cedar (green) | tree: cedar (green) |
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2:3 | stripes 1+2+1 |
by Neda Juraydini
Flag and coat-of-arms adopted 7th December 1943

• Description
• Vertical Flag
• Mistaken Variants
• Historical Flags
• Jack until ca. 1980
• Air Force
• Druze People in Lebanon
• Political Parties
• House Flags of Lebanese Shipping Companies

See also:

• League of Arab States (Arab League)
• Francophonie

The tree is the cedar traditionally connected with Lebanon. In the 18th century the Maronite Christians used a white flag with the cedar tree, with reference to the Bible (Psalms 92:12, "the righteous flourish like the palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon"). Later, when Lebanon was under French mandate, the French tricolour was used with a cedar tree in the middle. There is a reference in Smith 1982 to the colours, "The red and white colours are those associated, respectively, with the Kayssites and Yemenites, opposing clans that divided Lebanese society between 634 and 1711".

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