Flag of Yemen
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The Flag of Yemen is a horizontal tricolor of red, white, and black symbolizing unity and Arab identity, adopted after the unification of North and South Yemen in 1990.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yemeni flag | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1990-05-22 ⓘ |
| adoptionEvent | Unification of North Yemen and South Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackSymbolism |
dark past
ⓘ
oppression ⓘ |
| bottomStripeColor | black ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Asia
ⓘ
National flags ⓘ Tricolour flags ⓘ |
| civilFlag | yes ⓘ |
| colour |
black
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| country | Yemen ⓘ |
| design | horizontal tricolour ⓘ |
| emblemOnFlag | none ⓘ |
| hasCoatOfArmsVariant | State flag of Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Arab Liberation colors
ⓘ
Flag of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Flag of Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Flag of Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleStripeColor | white ⓘ |
| pattern | three equal horizontal bands ⓘ |
| predecessorFlag |
Flag of North Yemen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flag of South Yemen ⓘ |
| proportion | 2:3 ⓘ |
| redSymbolism |
blood of martyrs
ⓘ
struggle for freedom ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | identical to obverse ⓘ |
| stateFlag | yes ⓘ |
| stateFlagVariantDesign | national flag defaced with the Yemeni coat of arms ⓘ |
| stripeOrderFromTop |
black
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Arab identity
ⓘ
Arab nationalism ⓘ Yemeni unity ⓘ |
| topStripeColor | red ⓘ |
| usesAtSea | yes ⓘ |
| usesOnLand | yes ⓘ |
| usesPanArabColors | true ⓘ |
| warFlag | yes ⓘ |
| whiteSymbolism |
bright future
ⓘ
hope ⓘ |
| writingSystemOnFlag | none ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yemeni flag