Hawk of Quraish

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The Hawk of Quraish is a heraldic emblem widely used in Arab nationalism, symbolizing the Quraysh tribe and appearing on the coats of arms and flags of several Arab states.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Hawk of Quraish canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf heraldic emblem
national symbol
associatedWith Arab identity
Arab unity
Ba'ath Party
surface form: Ba'athism

Arab nationalism
surface form: Pan-Arabism

Quraysh
colorVariant black-outlined hawk
brown hawk
golden hawk
countryOfOrigin Arab world
depicts hawk
emblemType party emblem
state emblem
field heraldry
vexillology
follows Arab heraldic tradition
hasElement scroll held in the talons
shield on the chest of the hawk
hasWritingOnScroll name of the state (in Arabic)
languageOfInscription Arabic
relatedSymbol Arab Eagle
Eagle of Saladin
represents Arab heritage
lineage of the Prophet Muhammad through Quraysh
sovereignty
strength
scriptUsedOnScroll Arabic script
symbolOf Arab nationalism
Quraysh
surface form: Quraysh tribe
usedAs central charge in emblems
supporter in coats of arms
usedBy Arab nationalist governments
Arab nationalist movements
usedIn Arab nationalist iconography
Coat of arms of Iraq
surface form: coat of arms of Iraq (1965–1991)

coat of arms of Libya (1970s–1980s)
coat of arms of Palestine (State of Palestine)
Coat of arms of Syria
surface form: coat of arms of Syria

coat of arms of the United Arab Emirates (historical variants)
emblem of the Ba'ath Party (some branches)
emblem of the Federation of Arab Republics
flag of the Federation of Arab Republics
usedInPeriod 20th century
21st century
usedOn flags
government buildings
official documents

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

coat of arms of Egypt previousSymbol Hawk of Quraish
Coat of arms of Syria depicts Hawk of Quraish
Coat of arms of Syria usesHeraldicAnimal Hawk of Quraish