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{{Infobox Flag
| Name = Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
| Image = Flag of Jordan.svg
| Use = 110110
| Symbol = {{FIAV|110110}} {{FIAV|normal}} {{FIAV|Mirror}}
| Proportion = 1:2
| Adoption = {{start date and age|1928|04|16|df=y}}
| Design = A horizontal [[triband (flag)|triband]] of black, white and green; with a red [[chevron (flag)|chevron]] based on the hoist side containing a white seven-pointed star
| Image2 = Royal standard of Jordan.svg
| Use2 = Royal standard of the King
| Design2 = Pan-Arab colors resembles the [[Rising Sun Flag]]; Jordanian flag in the center, with the star being replaced with a crown
| Image3 = Royal Standard of the Crown Prince of Jordan.svg
| Use3 = Royal standard of the Crown Prince
| Image4 = Hashemite banner.svg
| Use4 = The Hashemite Standard, The Banner of Ashrāf of Hijaz(The Nobles), the House of  The Hashemites
}}
[[File:Jordan flags.jpg|thumb|250px|Flags of Jordan in Amman]]
[[File:Jordan Flag.jpg|thumb|Jordanian flag]]
The '''flag of [[Jordan]]''', officially adopted on 16 April 1928, is based on the 1916 flag of the [[Arab Revolt]] against the [[Ottoman Empire]] during [[World War I]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Jordan|title=Flag of Jordan|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=21 April 2019}}</ref> The flag consists of horizontal black, white, and green bands that are connected by a red [[Flag terminology|chevron]]. The colors are the [[pan-Arab colors]], representing the [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid]] (black band), [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] (white band), and [[Fatimid Caliphate|Fatimid]] or [[Rashidun Caliphate|Rashidun]]  caliphates (green band). The red chevron represents the [[Hashemite]] dynasty, and the [[Arab Revolt]].<ref name="fotw">{{Cite web
|url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/jo.html
|title=Flags of the World: Jordan
|access-date=10 May 2015
}}</ref><ref name="worldfacts">{{Cite web
|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/jordan/
|title=The World Fact Book: Middle east: Jordan
|publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]]
|work=cia.gov
|access-date=10 May 2015
}}</ref><ref name="kinghussein">{{Cite web
|url=http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/jo_anthem.html
|title=National Anthem
|publisher=Government of Jordan
|work=kinghussein.gov.jo
|access-date=10 May 2015
}}</ref>

==Features==

In addition to the bands and chevron, a white star with seven points is featured on the hoist side of the red chevron. The star stands for the unity of the [[Arab nationalism|Arab people]];<ref name="kinghussein"/> its seven points refer to the seven verses of [[Al-Fatiha]] <ref name="jordanarmedforces">{{Cite web
|url=https://perimeter.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/PA-Schedule-SANDY-LAKE-REV1.pdf
|title=Flag of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
|publisher=Jordan Armed Forces
|access-date=16 Nov 2025
}}</ref>

=== History ===
<gallery>
File:Flag of Hejaz (1920).svg|{{FIAV|Historical}} First flag (1921–1928)
File:Flag of the Emirate of Transjordan.svg|{{FIAV|Historical}} Second flag (1928–1939)
</gallery>

=== Interpretation of the colors ===
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Scheme
! Textile colour
|-
! style="background:#CE1126|<span style="color:#ffffff"> Red </span>
| The [[:en:Hashemites|Hashemite dynasty]], bloody struggle for freedom
|-
! style="background:#ffffff"|White
| The [[:en:Umayyad Caliphate |Umayyad Caliphate]], bright and peaceful future
|-
! style="background: #007A3D| <span style="color:#ffffff"> Green </span>
| The [[:en:Fatimid Caliphate |Fatimid Caliphate ]] or [[:en:Rashidun Caliphate|Rashidun Caliphate]]
|-
! style="background: #000000| <span style="color:#ffffff"> Black </span>
| The [[:en:Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid Caliphate ]]
|}

=== Colour scheme ===
{{Unreferenced section|date=June 2024}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
![[File:Flag of Jordan.svg|30px]]
! style="background:#ce1126; width:200px" | <span style="color:white;">Red</span>
! style="background:#FFFFFF; width:200px" | <span style="color:black;">White</span>
! style="background:#007a3d; width:200px" | <span style="color:white;">Green</span>
! style="background:#000000; width:200px" | <span style="color:white;">Black</span>
|-
| style="background:#F2F2F2; text-align:right" | '''[[RGB color model|RGB]]'''
| <code>206/17/38</code> || <code>255/255/255</code> || <code>0/122/61</code> || <code>0/0/0</code> 
|-
| style="background:#F2F2F2; text-align:right" | '''[[Hexadecimal]]'''
| <code>#ce1126</code> || <code>#FFFFFF</code> || <code>#007a3d</code> || <code>#000000</code> 
|-
| style="background:#F2F2F2; text-align:right" |'''[[CMYK color model|CMYK]]'''
| <code>0/92/82/19</code> || <code>0/0/0/0</code> || <code>100/0/50/52</code> || <code>0/0/0/100</code> 
|}

=== Construction sheet ===
{{gallery
|height=250
|width=475
|File:Flag of Jordan (construction sheet).svg|Flag construction sheet
}}

Notice that, given the proportions of height and width of the red chevron, its sides are coincident with the diagonals of the flag. <ref name="constitution">{{Cite web
|url=https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Jordan_2011
|title=Constitution of Jordan 1952 (rev. 2011)
|publisher=Constitute Project
|at=Article 4
|access-date=16 Nov 2025
}}</ref>

== Historical flags ==
<gallery>
File:Flag of Hejaz (1917).svg|{{FIAV|Historical}} Flag under [[Occupied Enemy Territory Administration|Arab administration]] (1918–1920)
File:Flag of Kingdom of Syria (1920-03-08 to 1920-07-24).svg|{{FIAV|Historical}} Flag of the [[Arab Kingdom of Syria]] (1920)
File:Flag of Hejaz (1920).svg|{{FIAV|Historical}} Flag of the [[Emirate of Transjordan]] (1921–1928)
File:Flag of the Emirate of Transjordan.svg|{{FIAV|Historical}} Flag of the [[Emirate of Transjordan]] (1928–1939)
File:Flag of the Arab Federation.svg|{{FIAV|Historical}} Flag of the [[Hashemite Arab Federation]] (1958)
</gallery>

== Military flags ==
<gallery>
File:Royal Jordanian Army Flag.svg|{{FIAV|normal}} Flag of the [[Royal Jordanian Army]]
File:Naval Ensign of Jordan.svg|{{FIAV|normal}} Ensign of the [[Royal Jordanian Navy]]
File:Air Force Ensign of Jordan.svg|{{FIAV|normal}} Ensign of the [[Royal Jordanian Air Force]]
</gallery>

== See also ==
*[[Flag of the Arab Revolt]]
*[[Flag of Palestine]]
*[[Kingdom of Hejaz]]

== References ==
<references />

==External links==
* {{FOTW|id=jo|title=Jordan}}

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