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Now "stars" position is perfect: center of the "star" at 1/3 of flag width from the nearest edge (according to related construction sheet: "File:Approximate Construction of the Flag of Syria.svg"). Y axis unchanged (225.000).
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Flag of Syria in the Federation of Arab Republics: Tricolor consisting of red, white and black stripes with a golden Hawk of Quraish in the centre white stripe. 2:3 ratio. Flag shared with Egypt and Libya. 1980–2024: Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic: Reversion to 1958 design. 2024–present: Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic
The eagle held the ribbon with the name of the Federation, but unlike Egypt and Libya, Syria did not include its name on the coat of arms. [19] This flag was an official flag during the Yom Kippur War in 1973. [15] The Federation was dissolved in 1977, but Syria continued to use the flag for the next three years. [19]
National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.
Article 4 (p. 1113) describes the flag: "The Syrian flag shall be composed as follows, the length shall be double the height. It shall contain three bands of equal dimensions, the upper band being green, the middle band white, and the lower band black. The white portion shall bear three red stars in line, having five points each."
This work was created in Syria and is now in the public domain there because its term of copyright has expired pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 12/2001, Syria's first ever copyright law . In order to be hosted on Commons, all works must be in the public domain in the United States as well as in their source country.
Scheme Textile colour Red : The Hashemite dynasty, bloody struggle for freedom.: White The Umayyad dynasty, bright and peaceful future.: Green : The Rashidun Caliphate, the takbīr (the phrase Allahu akbar, meaning "God is great" in Arabic)