List of Libyan flags
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This is a List of Flags used in Libya. for more information about the national flag, see the Flag of Libya.
National flag
Military flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | |||
 | 2011–present | Naval Jack of Libya[5] | a light blue field with the Libyan tricolour in the canton and defaced with a vertical White anchor. |
 | 2014 –present | Flag of the Libyan National Army[6] | a red field with the golden emblem in the center. |
 | 2011–present | Flag of the Libyan Army[7] | a red field with the emblem in the center. |
 | 2011–present | Flag of the Libyan Navy[8] | a blue field with the emblem in the center. |
 | 2011–present | Flag of the Libyan Air Force[9] | a cyan field with the emblem in the center. |
 | Flag of the Libyan Air Defense Forces[10] | a diagonally divided field. the upper triangle is blue and the lower triangle is brown and with the emblem in the center. | |
.svg) | 2014 –present | Flag of the Libyan National Army (Variant) | a white field with the emblem in the center. |
| Former | |||
.svg) | 1977–2011 | Naval Jack of Libya | a light blue field with the Libyan green banner in the canton and defaced with a vertical White anchor |
Historical flags
Independence
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1977–2011 | Flag of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | A plain green flag – the colour represents Islamic faith and the nation's agricultural industry.[11] |
.svg) | 1974 | Flag of the Arab Islamic Republic | A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black with a red crescent moon and 5 pointed star in the center. |
.svg) | 1972–1977 | Flag of the Federation of Arab Republics | A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black with a golden eagle in the center.[12] |
.svg) | 1969–1972 | Flag of the Libyan Arab Republic | A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black.[13] |
 | 1951–1969 | Flag of the Kingdom of Libya | A horizontal triband of red, black (double width) and green; charged with a white crescent and five-pointed star centred on the black stripe.[14][15][16][17] |
Emirate of Cyrenaica
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1949–1951 | Flag of the Emirate of Cyrenaica | A black field with a white crescent moon and a 5 pointed star. |
Tripolitania
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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before 1793 | Flag of Ottoman Tripolitania | A simple red flag with a gray crescent |
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after 1793 | Flag of Ottoman Tripolitania before the Karamanli takeover | A simple red flag with a white crescent and 8 pointed star |
.svg) | 1711–1832/1835 | Flag of Ottoman Tripolitania under the Karamanli dynasty | A green flag with three crescents |
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1711–??? | Another flag of Ottoman Tripolitania | A white background with two thin horizontal bars on both the top and bottom parts of the flag with one thicker thin red bar in the middle |
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18th century | Another flag of Ottoman Tripolitania | A white background with two thick horizontal bars on both the top and bottom parts of the flag with one thick red bar in the middle |
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post 1835 | Flag of Ottoman Tripolitania after Ottoman reassertion of power in the region | A simple red flag with a white crescent and 5 pointed star |
See also
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