Flag of Jordan
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The Flag of Jordan is a horizontal tricolor of black, white, and green with a red chevron containing a white seven-pointed star, symbolizing Arab unity, the Hashemite dynasty, and Islamic heritage.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1928-04-18 ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
Jordanian embassies
ⓘ
Jordanian government buildings ⓘ Jordanian military uniforms ⓘ |
| basedOn | Flag of the Arab Revolt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Asia
ⓘ
National symbols of Jordan ⓘ |
| chevronColor | red ⓘ |
| chevronPosition | hoist side ⓘ |
| colorSymbolismBlack | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorSymbolismGreen | Fatimid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorSymbolismRed | Hashemite dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorSymbolismWhite | Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| designOrigin | Pan-Arab colors ⓘ |
| hasDesignElement |
horizontal tricolor
ⓘ
red chevron ⓘ white seven-pointed star ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatusDefinedIn | Jordanian constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSimilarTo |
Flag of Palestine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flag of Western Sahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officiallyConfirmedIn | Jordanian Flag Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proportion | 1:2 ⓘ |
| starPoints | 7 ⓘ |
| starRepresents |
faith in one God
ⓘ
seven verses of Al-Fatiha ⓘ unity of the Arab people ⓘ |
| stripeColorOrderFromTop |
black
ⓘ
green ⓘ white ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Arab nationalism
ⓘ
Arab unity ⓘ Great Arab Revolt NERFINISHED ⓘ Hashemite dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic heritage ⓘ |
| usedAs |
civil flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ war flag ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Armed Forces of Jordan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedSince | 1922 ⓘ |
| usesColor |
black
ⓘ
green ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| writingDirectionOfStarOrientation | points towards hoist ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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