🇯🇴 The colours of Jordan
3 meanings recorded and 1 colour city.
Jordan’s flag uses black, white, green, and red, each linked to a historic Arab dynasty or cause. The red triangle stands for the Hashemite dynasty and the Arab Revolt, while the seven-pointed white star inside it symbolises Arab unity and the seven verses of Al-Fatiha.
Where no official value is given, the swatch shows the colour family, not the exact shade.
- The flag was adopted on 16 April 1928.
- Its colours are called the pan-Arab colours.
- The red triangle stands for the Hashemite dynasty.
- The seven-pointed star refers to the seven verses of Al-Fatiha.
- The design is based on the Arab Revolt flag of 1916.
The colours of the flag of Jordan
Jordan’s flag has three horizontal bands: black at the top, white in the middle, and green at the bottom. These colours are known as the pan-Arab colours, each representing a different Arab caliphate: black for the Abbasids, white for the Umayyads, and green for the Fatimids or Rashidun. A red triangle sits at the hoist, symbolising the Hashemite dynasty and the Arab Revolt. In the centre of the triangle is a white, seven-pointed star, which stands for the unity of the Arab people and refers to the seven verses of Al-Fatiha, the opening chapter of the Quran. These meanings are stated in official sources.
How the colours were chosen of Jordan
The flag’s design comes from the flag of the Arab Revolt of 1916, which was raised against Ottoman rule during World War I. The colours were chosen to represent major Islamic caliphates and the Hashemite leadership. Jordan officially adopted its flag in 1928, keeping the same basic design as the Arab Revolt flag but adding the white seven-pointed star. The flag’s colours and layout have remained unchanged since then.
Official shades and rules of Jordan
The flag’s design specifies that the red triangle is isosceles and its sides align with the diagonals of the flag. The star is placed in the centre of the triangle. No official colour shades or proportions beyond these geometric details are given in the sources.
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What colours mean in Jordan
Customs vary by region, faith and family; these are the meanings most often recorded.
The red and white checked headcloth, the shemagh, is a mark of Jordanian identity. It was the headdress of the desert patrol and is worn with a black cord.
Politics and protestPrideSource: KeffiyehPetra, carved into sandstone cliffs by the Nabataeans, is known as the rose-red city, from a line in a nineteenth-century English poem.
Nature and renewalAweSource: PetraThe flag's bands recall three caliphates: black for the Abbasids, white for the Umayyads and green for the Fatimids. The red triangle is for the Hashemites and the Arab Revolt.
Politics and protestSource: Flag of Jordan
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Photo credits on this page
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- Petra Jo: Azurfrog, CC BY-SA 3.0, source