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The flag was in use until 1962 when the imam was overthrown and the Yemen Arab Republic was established. A civil war between republicans (supported by Egypt ) and royalists (supported by Saudi Arabia ) continued until 1970, with the royalist side continuing to use the flag of the kingdom.
The flag of the kingdom was a plain red flag that flew from 1918 till 1923, when a white Arabic script known as the shahada was added. In 1927, the shahada flag was replaced with a flag which had an Arab Sabre and five five-pointed stars representing the 5 geographic regions of Yemen and the Five Pillars of Islam. [2]
Flags of The Protectorate of South Arabia; 1839 - 1967: Flag of Kathiri: a horizontal triband of yellow (upper), green and yellow with a red triangle on the hoist side which contains 3 stars inside. 1880 - 1939: Flag of Qu'aiti: a red field with a white stripe on the hoist side. 1939 - 1967: Flag of Qu'aiti
The history of this dynasty is obscure; they never exercised control over the highlands and Hadramawt, and did not control more than a coastal strip of the Yemen bordering the Red Sea. [61] A Himyarite clan called the Yufirids established their rule over the highlands from Saada to Taiz , while Hadramawt was an Ibadi stronghold and rejected all ...
Yemen, [a] officially the Republic of Yemen, [b] is a country in West Asia. [12] Located in southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to the north, Oman to the northeast, the Red Sea to the west, the Gulf of Aden to the south, and the southeasten part of the Arabian sea to the east, sharing maritime borders with Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia across the Horn of Africa.
Pages in category "Flags of Yemen" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The national symbols of Yemen are official and unofficial flags, icons or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative or otherwise characteristic of Yemen and of its culture. Symbol [ edit ]
South Yemen; Use: Historical : Proportion: 2:3: Adopted: November 30, 1967; 57 years ago (): Relinquished: May 22, 1990; 34 years ago () (Yemeni unification)Design: A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black with a sky-blue chevron with a tilted red star (the emblem of the Yemeni Socialist Party) next to the hoist.