The flag of Morocco ( ar, علم المغرب) is the flag used by the government of

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

and has served as the national flag of Morocco since 17 November 1915. It has a red field with a green star in the centre. The green star represents the five pillars of Islam, and the red represents the blood of the ancestors and unity. Red has considerable historic significance in

by proclaiming the descent from the royal 'Alawid dynasty. The ruling house was associated with the Islamic

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via Fatimah, the wife of

Ali ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...

, the fourth Muslim

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. Red is also the colour that was used by the sharifs of Mecca and the imams of Yemen. Since the 17th century, Morocco is ruled by the 'Alawid dynasty, and the first flags of the country were plain red. On 17 November 1915, Sultan

Yusef Yusuf ibn Ya'qub ibn Ishaq ibn Ibrahim ( ar, يوسف ٱبن يعقوب ٱبن إسحاق ٱبن إبراهيم, Yūsuf ibn Yaʿqūb ibn ʾIsḥāq ibn ʾIbrāhīm, ) is a Prophets and messengers in Islam, prophet mentioned in the Quran, and ...

signed a dhahir that made Morocco's flag red with a green interlaced pentangle. While Morocco was under French and Spanish control, the red flag with the seal in the centre remained in use but only inland since its use at sea was prohibited. When independence was restored in 1955, it once again became the national flag. The pentagram represents the

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, an Islamic symbol. The five branches also represent the pillars of Islam.

Design

The colous' approximation is listed below:

Construction sheet

History

In the 17th century, when Morocco became ruled by the current 'Alawid dynasty, its flag was solid red at first. The Sharifs of Makkah used that as a reference colour. Flag of Morocco HV

On May 8, 2010, a Moroccan flag with a size of , weighing , was set in Dakhla, a city in the disputed territory of

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. It was certified by the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' as the largest flag ever draped.

Historical national flags

File:Flag of Morocco (780 1070) (1258 1659).svg, Flag of Morocco during the Idrisid dynasty (788–974) File:Flag of Morocco 1073 1147.svg, Flag of Morocco during the Almoravid dynasty (1040–1147) File:Flag of Morocco (1147-1269).svg, Flag of Morocco during the Almohad dynasty (1121–1269) File:Flag of Morocco (1258-1659).svg, Flag of Morocco during the Marinid,

Wattasid The Wattasid dynasty ( ber, Iweṭṭasen; ar, الوطاسيون, ''al-waṭṭāsīyūn'') was a ruling dynasty of Morocco. Like the Marinid dynasty, its rulers were of Zenata Berber descent. The two families were related, and the Marinids ...

, and

Saadian The Saadi Sultanate (also rendered in English as Sa'di, Sa'did, Sa'dian, or Saadian; ar, السعديون, translit=as-saʿdiyyūn) was a state which ruled present-day Morocco and parts of West Africa in the 16th and 17th centuries. It was l ...

dynasties (1258–1659) File:Flag of Morocco (1666–1915).svg, Flag of Morocco during the 'Alawid dynasty (1666–1915) File:Flag of Morocco hexagram.svg, Flag of Morocco of 1915

Other historical flags

File:Flag of Morocco (1666–1915) variant.svg, Variant flag of Morocco during the 'Alawid dynasty (1666–1915) File:Flag of the Republic of the Rif.svg, Flag of Republic of the Rif (1921–1926) File:Merchant flag of French Morocco.svg, Merchant flag of the French protectorate in Morocco (1919–1956) File:Merchant flag of Spanish Morocco.svg, Merchant flag of the

Spanish protectorate in Morocco The Spanish protectorate in Morocco ; es, Protectorado español de Marruecos, links=no, was established on 27 November 1912 by a treaty between France and Spain that converted the Spanish sphere of influence in Morocco into a formal protect ...

(1937–1956) File:Flag of International Tangier.svg, Merchant flag of the

Tangier International Zone The Tangier International Zone ( ''Minṭaqat Ṭanja ad-Dawliyya'', , es, Zona Internacional de Tánger) was a international zone centered on the city of Tangier, Morocco, which existed from 1924 until its reintegration into independent Moroc ...

(1953–1957)Flags of the world: International Zone of Tangiers
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Other national flags

File:Civil Ensign of Morocco.svg, Civil Ensign File:Naval Ensign of Morocco.svg, Naval Ensign File:Naval Jack of Morocco.svg, Naval Jack File:Royal standard of Morocco.svg, Royal Standard File:Royal Flag of Morocco.svg, Royal Flag File:Flag of Morocco (large stroke).svg, (Detailed Pentagram) File:Flag of Morocco unbordered.svg, (Large Pentagram, unbordered)

References

External links

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Morocco Historical Flags
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Flags of Africa These are the various flags of Africa. Supranational and international flags An incomplete list of flags representing intra-African international and supranational organisations, which omits intercontinental organisations such as the United Natio ...

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