Flag of Algeria

Name	Desert Land
Use	National flag and civil and state ensign.
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	July 3, 1962
Design	A red star and crescent centred on a vertical bicolour of green and white.
Use	Naval ensign.
Proportion	2:3
Design	As above, with red crossed fouled anchors in the canton.

Flag of Algeria (1958–1962)

The national flag of Algeria (Arabic: علم الجزائر) consists of two equal vertical stripes, green and white, and in the centre bears a red star and crescent. Image File history File links Flag_of_Algeria. ... This is an incomplete list of names used for specific flags, either as officially designated titles or traditional nicknames. ... The design and description of flags typically uses specialised flag terminology with precise and technical meanings, and is hence a form of jargon. ... The Dannebrog, national flag of Denmark, is the oldest state flag still in use. ... For other uses, see Flag (disambiguation). ... The civil ensign (a. ... Ensign of the Russian Navy An ensign is a distinguishing flag of a ship or a military unit, or a distinguishing token, emblem, or badge, such as a symbol of office. ... Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Image File history File links FIAV_111110. ... is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A typical presentation of the star and crescent The star and crescent is a symbol consisting of a crescent with a star at the concave side. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Algeria. ... The design and description of flags typically uses specialised flag terminology with precise and technical meanings, and is hence a form of jargon. ... A naval ensign is the flag used by a countrys navy on their ships. ... Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Image File history File links FIAV_000001. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Jan. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arabic redirects here. ... A typical presentation of the star and crescent The star and crescent is a symbol consisting of a crescent with a star at the concave side. ...

The flag came into order on July 3, 1962. A similar version existed during the exiled government of Algeria from 1958 to 1962. is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The flag's design is inspired from the standard of Emir Abdel Kadir in the 19th century which consisted of two equal vertical bands, green and white, as well as being inspired from the flag of the Algerian Regency from the 16th to the 19th century, which consisted of a white crescent and star on a red background (the same as the modern flag of Turkey; the Algerian Regency was an autonomous member state of the Ottoman Empire). `Abd al_Qādir al_Jazāirī. `Abd al_Qādir al_Jazāirī (6 September 1808 - 26 May 1883) was an Algerian military leader who led a struggle against the French invasion in the mid-nineteenth century, for which he is seen as a Algerian national hero. ... The flag of Turkey consists of a white crescent moon and a star on a red background. ...

The white colour is for peace, while the green is for Islam and the red is for the blood of the martyrs of the Algerian war of independence (1954 to 1962). For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... Combatants FLN (1954-62) MNA (1954-62) France (1954-62) FAF (1960-61) OAS (1961-62) Commanders Mostefa Benboulaïd Ferhat Abbas Hocine Aït Ahmed Ahmed Ben Bella Krim Belkacem Larbi Ben MHidi Rabah Bitat Mohamed Boudiaf Messali Hadj General Jacques Massu General Maurice Challe Bachaga Said Boualam...

The naval ensign for Algeria is identical to the national flag, with the exception of a two red crossed anchors in the canton. A naval ensign is the flag used by a countrys navy on their ships. ...

The Western blazon is per pale Vert and Argent; a crescent and star Gules.
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External links

• Algeria at Flags of the World