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On 17 November 1915, Sultan Yusef signed a dhahir that made Morocco's flag red with a green interlaced pentangle. [4] While Morocco was under French and Spanish control, the red flag with the seal in the center remained in use but only inland since its use at sea was prohibited. When independence was restored in 1955, it once again became the ...
A Bible, the color white stands for salvation [12] El Salvador Dios, Unión, Libertad (God, Union, Liberty) Fiji Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick, dove: Finland Nordic Cross Flag [10] Georgia Jerusalem cross [13] Greece Greek cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy [14] Iceland Nordic Cross Flag [10] Ireland
Many Christian denominations have their own denominational flag and display it alongside the ecumenical Christian Flag or independent from it. [5]Catholic Churches in communion with the Holy See often display the Vatican flag along with their respective national flag, typically on opposite sides of the sanctuary, near the front door, or hoisted on flagstaffs outside.
It subdivides into a Spanish-Moroccan melody, used in the northern coastal strip, and an Arab-Moroccan melody, used in the interior of the country, with some local variations. The Algerian, Tunisian and Libyan melodies are somewhat similar, and may be regarded as intermediate between the Moroccan and "Jerusalem Sephardic" melodies.
While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later Aramaic or Greek formations.
The main religion in Morocco is Sunni Islam, [2] which is also the state religion of the country. [3] Officially, 99% of the population are Muslim , and virtually all of those are Sunni . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The second-largest religion in the country is Christianity , [ 7 ] but most Christians in Morocco are foreigners.
Flag of Free France: A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with The Cross of Lorraine. Colonial Flags 1915-1919: Merchant flag of Morocco under the French protectorate: A red field with the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star. 1915-1940 1945-1956 Merchant flag of Morocco under the French protectorate
Christians in Morocco constitute less than 1% [1] [2] of the country's population of 33,600,000 (2014 census). Most of the Christian adherents are Catholic and ...