Flag of Syria
Officially Syrian Arab Republic
Locally Sūriyā · سوريا
What the flag looks like
Three equal horizontal stripes of green, white and black, with three red five-pointed stars in a row across the white stripe.
What it means
Green, white and black are Pan-Arab colors associated with historic Arab dynasties, and the three red stars are commonly said to represent the regions united in the Syrian Republic of the 1930s.
How to remember it
Syria's
flag starts green on top with three red stars on white; Iraq
, Egypt
and Yemen
all start red on top.
Fun facts
- This design was first adopted in 1932 and was used until 1958 and again from 1961 to 1963.
- It was readopted in December 2024, replacing the red-white-black flag with two green stars that had been used since 1980.
- Damascus is often cited as one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
Syria at a glance
- Capital
- Damascus
- Region
- Western Asia
- Population
- 25 million
- Area
- 185,180 km²
- Languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Syrian pound (ل.س)
- Flag adopted
- 2024
Flags often confused with Syria
- Iraq: Iraq and Syria both have white and black stripes with a central emblem. Iraq's top stripe is red with green script; Syria's is green, with three red stars.
- Egypt: Egypt and Syria both have white and black stripes with an emblem in the middle. Egypt's top stripe is red with a gold eagle; Syria's top stripe is green, with three red stars.
- Yemen: Syria and Yemen both have horizontal stripes with white in the middle and black at the bottom. Syria has green on top and three red stars; Yemen has red on top and no emblem.