List of Emirati flags
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The following is a list of flags, banners and standards used in the United Arab Emirates
National flag
Presidential flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2008–present | Presidential Flag of the United Arab Emirates | A horizontal tricolour of green, white and black with a vertical 1⁄4-width red bar at the hoist with the emblem in the center.[3] |
.svg) | 1973–2008 |
Military flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1971–present | Civil Ensign | A red field with the national flag on the canton.[4] |
 | ?–present | Flag of The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces | A red field with the national flag on the canton defaced with The Armed Forces Emblem.[5] |
 | ?–present | Flag of The United Arab Emirates Army | A red field with the army's emblem in the center.[6] |
 | ?–present | Flag of The United Arab Emirates Air Force | A blue field with the air force's emblem in the center.[7] |
 | ?–present | Flag of The United Arab Emirates Navy | A white field with the navy's emblem in the center.[8] |
Emirate flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1820–present | Flag of Abu Dhabi | A red field with a white rectangle at the canton.[9][10][11] |
 | Flag of Ajman | A red field with a white bar at the hoist.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] | |
| Flag of Dubai | |||
.svg) | 1952–1961 | Flag of Fujairah | A red field with a white Arabic calligraphy written الفجيرة in the center.[20][21] |
 | 1820–present | Flag of Ras Al Khaimah | A large red rectangle on a white field.[22][23][24][25][26] |
| Flag of Sharjah | |||
 | Flag of Umm Al Quwain | A red field with a white bar at the hoist and a large white star and crescent in the center.[12][27][28] |
Historical flags
Under Persian Rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Islamic Persia | |||
 | 559–529 BC | Standard of the Achaemenid Empire | Also called Derafsh Sahbaz, it was the Standard of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Empire. |
 | 225–651 | Flag of the Sasanian Empire | Called Derafsh Kaviani, It's the mythological and historical flag of Iran until the end of the Sassanid dynasty, which according to Ferdowsi's narration in the Shahnameh, This flag emerged with the uprising of Kaveh the Blacksmith against the tyrannical king Zahak and the beginning of the Fereydon's kingdom and Pishdadian dynasty. |
| Islamic Persia | |||
| 945–1055 | Banner of the Buyid dynasty | 4 green sulde suspended on a staff. | |
Under Arab Rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caliphates | |||
 | 651–661 | Flag of the Rashidun Caliphate | A simple black field. |
| 750–934 | Flag of the Abbasid Caliphate | ||
 | 661–750 | Flag of The Umayyad Caliphate | A simple white field. |
| Emirates | |||
 | 1417–1520 | Flag of The Jabrids Emirate | A red field with a white symbol in the center and a white Arabic script upwards. |
.svg) | 1727–1818 | Flag of the Emirate of Diriyah | A green field with a white stripe on the fly and an Arabic script written in white in the center.[29][30][31] |
| 1822–1891 | Flag of the Emirate of Nejd | ||
Under Portuguese Rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingdom of Portugal | |||
.svg) | 1508–1521 | Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal | White field with the royal coat of arms in the middle. |
.svg) | 1521–1578 | ||
.svg) | 1578–1640 | ||
.svg) | 1616–1640 | Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal (Putative) | |
.svg) | 1640–1650 | Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal | |
| Iberian Union | |||
 | 1580–1640 | Flag of The Iberian Union | A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field. |
 | Banner of Arms of The Iberian Union | The heraldry of the House of Austria (with the arms of Portugal).[32] | |
 | Royal Flag of The Iberian Union | A red field with the royal arms in the center. | |
Under Omani Rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1650–1783 | Flag of the Imamate of Oman | A white field with the royal emblem in the canton. |
 | 1696–1783 | Flag of the Omani Empire | A white field with red Arabic script above and a red sword pointed to the right. |
Pirate Coast
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1783–1820 | Flag of the Hinawi (the Bani Yas – Abu Dhabi and Dubai) tribal confederation | A simple red field. |
| Flag of the Ghafiri (Umm Al Quwain and Ajman) tribal confederation | |||
 | Original flag of Al Qawasim (Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah) | A horizontal tricolor of green, white and red with a black Arabic calligraphy in the center.[33] |
Under British Rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1820–1971 | Flag of the United Kingdom | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). |
 | 1880–1947 | Flag of British India | A Red Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the Star of India emblem displayed in the fly. |
.svg) | 1968–1971 | Flag of the Trucial States Council | A horizontal tricolour of red, white and red with a green 7-pointed star in the center.[34] |
See also
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