Flag of Libya 409539 221156463 2008-06-23T08:11:40Z AnonMoos 21047 rvv [[Image:Flag of Libya.svg|right|thumb|250px|[[Image:FIAV 111111.svg|23px]] Flag ratio: 2:3]] The '''flag of [[Libya]]''' ({{lang-ar|'''علم ليبيا'''}}) (adopted on [[November 11]], [[1977]]) consists of a simple [[green]] field with no other characteristics. It is the only national flag in the world with just one colour and no design, insignia, or other details.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/flags/countrys/africa/libya.htm|title=Libya Flag|accessdate=2008-06-16}}</ref> The flag of the independent kingdom was red, black, and green with a crescent and star in the center, but after the revolution of 1969, the flag became 3 simple stripes of red, white, and black. In 1971, Libya joined the Federation of Arab Republics with Egypt and Syria, which used a similar flag with a hawk emblem in the center and the name of the country beneath it. When Libya left the Federation in 1977, the new plain green flag was adopted. Green reflects the people's devotion to Islam, and is also the national color of Libya. ==History of the Libyan flag== ===1918&ndash;1923=== The short-lived [[Tripolitania|Tripolitanian Republic]] in western Libya had its own flag which had a light blue field and a green palm tree in the center with a white star on top of it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Libya.htm|title=World Statemen-Libya|accessdate=2007-09-16}}</ref> ===1951&ndash;1969=== [[Image:Flag of Libya (1951).svg|thumb|right|250px|1951–1969]] The first national flag of modern [[Libya]] was adopted when Libya gained independence from [[Italy]] in [[1951]]. It consisted of a white [[Star and crescent|crescent-and-star]] on a triband red-black-green design, with the central black band being twice the width of the outer bands. Today, the former flag is still used by the [[monarchists]] and the Libyan opposition abroad. The design was based on the [[Senussi]] flag which consisted of a black field and crescent and star design. <div style="clear:both" /> ===1969&ndash;1972=== [[Image:Flag of Libyan Arab Republic 1969.svg|thumb|right|250px|1969–1972]] Following the [[1969]] coup, the official name of Libya was changed to ''Al-Jumhuriya al-Arabiya al-Libiya'' (the Libyan Arab Republic), and the flag was replaced by a [[Pan-Arabism|Pan-Arabic]] red-white-black triband (similar to the flag of the [[Arab Revolt]]). <div style="clear:both" /> ===1972&ndash;1977=== [[Image:Flag of Egypt 1972.svg|thumb|right|250px|1972–1977]] In [[1972]] when Libya joined the [[Federation of Arab Republics]] (''Ittihad al-Jumhuriyat al-Arabiya''), the flag of the Federation of Arab Republics was adopted (briefly linking Libya to [[Egypt]] and [[Syria]]). It featured a golden hawk (the "Hawk of [[Qureish]]"), holding a scroll with the Arabic name of the Federation.<ref>{{cite book | last = Smith | first = Whitney | authorlink = Whitney Smith | coauthors = Emil Buhrer | title = Flags Through the Ages and Across the World | publisher = McGraw-Hill Book Co. | date = 1975 | location = New York, New York | pages = 361 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-0-07-059093-7 }}</ref> On [[March 8]], [[1977]] Libya's official name was changed to: ''Al-Jamahiriya al-Arabiya al-Libiya ash-Sha`biya al-Ishtirakiya'' (the Socialist People's Libyan Arab [[Jamahiriya]]), and on [[November 11]], [[1977]] the flag was changed to the current all-green design in reaction to [[Anwar Sadat|Sadat]]'s visit to Israel. ==Symbolism of current flag== Green is the traditional color of [[Islam]], the [[state religion]]. It is also symbolic of [[Gaddafi]]'s "[[The Green Book|Green Revolution]]".<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ly.html |title=Libya |accessdate=2007-10-11 |date=2006-09-23 |work=Flags of the World }}</ref> ==See also== *[[coat of arms of Libya]] ==References== {{reflist}} <br clear=all> {{Arab Flags}} {{Africa topic|Flag of|title=[[Flags of Africa]]}} {{nationalflags}}<!-- to edit this table, go to [[Template:Nationalflags]] --> [[Category:National flags|Libya]] [[Category:National symbols of Libya]] [[ar:علم ليبيا]] [[ast:Bandera de Libia]] [[bs:Zastava Libije]] [[bg:Национално знаме на Либия]] [[cs:Libyjská vlajka]] [[da:Libyens flag]] [[de:Flagge Libyens]] [[et:Liibüa lipp]] [[el:Σημαία της Λιβύης]] [[es:Bandera de Libia]] [[eu:Libiako bandera]] [[fr:Drapeau de la Libye]] [[ko:리비아의 국기]] [[hr:Zastava Libije]] [[bpy:লিবিয়ার ফিরালহান]] [[id:Bendera Libya]] [[it:Bandiera della Libia]] [[he:דגל לוב]] [[ku:Ala Lîbya]] [[lt:Libijos vėliava]] [[hu:Líbia zászlaja]] [[nl:Vlag van Libië]] [[ja:リビアの国旗]] [[no:Libyas flagg]] [[nn:Det libyske flagget]] [[pl:Flaga Libii]] [[pt:Bandeira da Líbia]] [[ro:Drapelul Libiei]] [[ru:Флаг Ливии]] [[sk:Vlajka Líbye]] [[sl:Zastava Libije]] [[sr:Застава Либије]] [[fi:Libyan lippu]] [[sv:Libyens flagga]] [[th:ธงชาติลิเบีย]] [[tr:Libya Bayrağı]] [[zh:利比亚国旗]]