List of Somali flags

This is a list of flags of entities named related to Somalia.

National flags

Flag Duration Use Description
1954–present National flag of Somalia and the flag for several Somali republics A single white five-pointed star centered on a blue field.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Regional flags

State flags

Flag Duration Use Description
2002–2006, 2014–present Flag of South-West State Somalia's flag juxtaposed with a red diagonal line in the middle and a green background with 6 stars bottom right.
2002 6 stars on top-left of the flag with blue, red and green.(Top to bottom)
2014 Blue, red and green(Top to bottom),with a big white star on the top, and 6 small stars in a hexagonal shape on the bottom. [10]
2015–present Flag of Galmudug State White chevron bearing two green stars facing horizontally on a light blue field bearing a white star on the right side.
2006–2009 Same as Somalia's national flag.
2009–2010 [11]
2010–2015 [12][13]
2009– Flag of Puntland State A horizontal tricolor of blue, white and green with a white star at the top.[14][15]
–2009 Same as Somalia's national flag.
2012–2017

2023–present

Flag of Khatumo State [16]
2013–present Flag of Jubaland State [17]
Flag of Hirshabelle State [18]
2008–2015 Flag of Himan and Heeb State
Flag of Banadir State, coextensive with Mogadishu [19]
2007–2008 Flag of Maakhir State, a quasi-state in the nation of Somalia
2008–2009 Flag of Maakhir State [20]
Flag of the unrecognised Jubba Valley State [21]
Flag of the unrecognised Raas Caseyr State [22]

Other

Flag Duration Use Description
1998–1999 Flag of Jubaland [23]
1996–present Flag of the Republic of Somaliland [24][25][26][27]
Flag of the Republic of Azania [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]

Military flags

Flag Duration Use Description
Flag of the Somali Armed Forces [36]

Police flags

Flag Duration Use Description
Flag of the Somali Police Force A blue banner with the logo of the Somali Police Force, centered.

Political flags

Flag Duration Use Description
1984–present Flag of the Ogaden National Liberation Front [37]
2011–present Flag of the Somali Labour Party
Flag of the Somali Youth League [38]
1981–1991 Flag of the Somali National Movement
1991–present Flag of Ahlu Sunnah Waljamaca

Historical flags

The following are the flags historically used in the territory of present-day Somalia:[39]

Pre-colonial states

Flag Duration Use Description
10th century–16th century Flag of the Sultanate of Mogadishu according to Lázaro Luis' 1563 map A dark blue field with a golden crescent moon in the center.
13th century–17th century Flag of the Ajuran Empire A bicoloured pennon of red and yellow with a white crescent moon off-centred toward the hoist.
17th century–19th century Flag of the Hiraab Imamate A swallowtailed bicoloured banner of red and blue with 2 white crescent moons.
1415–1577 Flag of the Adal Sultanate A vertical tricolour of white, red and white with a crescent moon in each stripe.
1695–1911 Signature Flag of the Sultanate of the Geledi A vertical bicolor of blue and green with a 5 pointed star in the blue stripe and an arabic script in the green stripe.
1700s–1884 Religious banner of the Isaaq Sultanate derived from an Adal Sultanate flag A green field with a white arabic script.
1896–1925 Flag of the Dervish State A blue field with a red square border in the center and a red square inside of it, bordered with red.

Territories under Ottoman Rule

Flag Date Use Description
1559–1793 Flag of the Ottoman Empire Red field with a green disc in the center and three golden crescent moons inside the disc.
1793–1844 Flag of the Ottoman Empire A red field with a white crescent moon and an eight-pointed star.
1844–1882 Flag of the Ottoman Empire A red field with a white crescent moon and a five-pointed star.

Territories under Omani Rule

Flag Date Use Description
1650–1741 Flag of the Imamate of Oman A white field with the royal emblem in the canton.
1696–1741 Flag of the Omani Empire A white field with red Arabic script above and a red sword pointed to the right.

Italian Somaliland

Flag Duration Use Description
1889–1941 Flag of Italian Somaliland An Italian tricolour with Savoy shield and Royal crown in the middle.
1941–1950 Flag of Italian Somaliland under British occupation A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
1950–1960 Official flag of Trust Territory of Somaliland A tricolour featuring three equally sized vertical pales of green, white and red.
1950–1960 Flag of the UN Same as the UN (United Nations)flag.
1954–1960 Co-official/secondary flag of Trust Territory of Somaliland Same as the Somali flag.

British Somaliland

Flag Duration Use Description
1884–1903 Flag of the United Kingdom used in British Somaliland A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
1884–1898 Flag of the British Raj used in British Somaliland A Red Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the Star of India emblem displayed in the fly.
1903–1950 Flag of British Somaliland Flag with a dark blue background, the Union Jack symbol on the top-left (A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland)) and a moose in a white circle on the middle-right.
1950–1952 Flag of British Somaliland
1952–1960 Flag of British Somaliland
1960 Flag of the Somalia Republic Normal Somalia flag.

See also

References

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