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Flag of the Federation of Arab Republics

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Federation of Arab Republics
Adopted1972
Relinquished1977 (Libya)
1980 (Syria)
1984 (Egypt)

The flag of the Federation of Arab Republics was the flag of Egypt, Libya and Syria from 1972–1977. The flag is a horizontal tricolour of red, white and black with a golden Hawk of Quraish placed on the center on the white stripe.

The flag was abandoned in Libya in 1977 after Muammar Gaddafi established the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and adopted a green flag.

Egypt and Syria continued to still used the flag of the FAR until the early 1980s. Syria adopted a new flag in 1980 and Egypt in 1984.

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