Flag of Yemen
Facts, history and meaning about the flag of Yemen
Yemen is located in Asia.
The official ISO 3166 code for Yemen is:
The flag of Yemen was adopted in 1990 and is associated with the unity of North Yemen and South Yemen.
The flag follows the traditional pan-Arabic tricolor form of red, white and black. The red color stands for the revolution when the people fought for freedom and improvement.
The white color of the flag stands for purity and hope for a better future. The black color of the flag symbolizes the dark times of the past. In this way, the colors belong together by showing the different steps of history. The dark times of a revolution are a must to opt for a better future.
When the states were united in 1990, the star of the North Yemen flag and the triangle and the star of the South Yemen flag were removed to create a unified and common version.
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Yemen flag coloring page
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Coloring page for the flag of Yemen. Print it and fill it with colors! Perfect entertainment for the kids or in school. The coloring page is a PDF-file that is ready to use in a printer.
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