Flag of the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates


Use	National flag and state ensign
Proportion	1:2
Adopted	December 2, 1971
Design	A horizontal tricolour of green, white and black with a vertical ¹⁄₄-width red bar at the hoist
Designed by	H.E. Abdulla Mohamed Almaainah, current Ambassador of the UAE to the Czech Republic

The flag of the United Arab Emirates (Arabic: علم الإمارات العربية المتحدة) is used to represent, or show, the United Arab Emirates. It contains the Pan-Arab colors, which are red, green, white, and black, to show Arab unity. The Flag was designed by a Young Emirati boy named as Abdullah Mohammed Al Maainah in 1971.^[1]^[2]

Red

Red represents hardiness, bravery, strength and courage. The vertical red band can also be interpreted as binding all the other meanings together in unity.

Green

Green represents hope, joy, optimism, and love. It can also symbolize the countries prosperity.

White

White represents peace and honesty. White is the purest colour, and is interpreted by some to symbolise cleanliness.

Black

Black is the colour of solidarity and also the colour of mental strength. It signifies the defeat of enemies.

References

↑ "UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | MAPS, TIME, HISTORY, LANGUAGE | UAE". www.vjcyber.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
↑ "UAE flag - Colors, Meaning and Symbolism". edarabia.com. Retrieved 2019-01-24.

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