The colors of the Syrian flag throughout the modern history of Syria are
those of the pan-Arab movement: White symbolizes the Umayyad dynasty;
Green symbolizes the Fatimid dynasty; Black symbolizes
the Abbasid dynasty; Red symbolizes the blood of martyrs.
1918: Flag of the Great
Arab Revolution, it was adopted after Arab troops liberated Syria from the
Turkish rule.
1920: Flag of the short
lived Kingdom of Syria under King Faisal.
1920: The flag imposed by
the French authorities in the first month of the French mandate.
1925: The flag imposed by
the French authorities after the Syrian Revolution against the mandate.
1936: The flag adopted by
the Syrian government following the signing of the Franco-Syrian treaty
which gave Syria partial independence.
1958: Flag of the United
Arab Republic, with the two stars symbolizing the union of Egypt and Syria.
1961: When the union with
Egypt was split, Syria readopted the 1936 flag.
1963: The Flag adopted by
the Baath Party after it came to power in March 1963.
1971: Flag of the
Federation of Arab Republics, which consisted of Egypt, Libya and Syria.
1982: The Federation of
Arab Republics split after Egypt made separate peace agreement with Israel.
This current Syrian flag was adopted in 1982.
