On 16th April, 1928 the national Jordan flag was officially adopted. The Jordan flag comprises of three horizontal stripes joined by a red colored triangle featuring a star. It was based on the flag that was used during the World War I in the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire.
Features of Jordan flag
The Jordan flag features three horizontal bands. The three colors used in the flag are black, white and green respectively. The color black stands for Abbasid Caliphate of Islam, white stands for the Umayyad Caliphate of Islam and the color green stands for Fatimid Caliphate of Islam.
All these three bands in the flag of Jordan are connected to a red colored symmetrical triangle representing the Great Arab Revolt in 1916. The triangle also represents the Hashemite dynasty.
A white star with seven points is featured on the hoist side of the red triangle. The seven points symbolizes the seven verses of Islamic belief, which is mentioned at the beginning of Qur’an. The seven points represent faith in one God, humanity, humility, national spirit, virtue, social justice and aspiration. The star also stands for the unity of the people of Arab. According to some people it refers to the seven hills on which the capital city Amman was built.
Apparently the national Jordan flag is similar to the flag of Palestine except for the white seven-pointed star. This star is the only feature of the Jordan flag which distinguishes it from the Palestine flag.
