Algeria National Flag
The national flag of Algeria was in the third Adopted in July 1962. It consists of two of the same size, vertical stripes, and green left and right white. In the center of the national flag of Algeria is the Red Crescent and a red five-pointed star is shown.
Algeria Flag Meaning
In the national flag of Algeria White symbolizes the purity and green color of Islam. The crescent moon is native to pre-Islamic times. Since many Muslim-majority countries used the crescent and star on their flags, this symbol has become the symbol of Islam.
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Algeria Flag History
The current national flag of Algeria is used since 1962, the flag is composed of two equal parts that divide it into two, one green (the stuck to the pole) and the other white, in the center covering both sides is a crescent Waning and a five-pointed star. The color green and the moon represent Islam, the color white purity. The current flag is very similar to the one used by the National Liberation Front, in the battles of independence, it is believed that in honor of it the Algerians decided to use the same symbols in their flag.
There are suspicions that the flag in the 19th Century was used by Abd el-Kader, but most likely the flag was designed in 1928 by Messali Hadj. The National Liberation Front took the 1954a flag In 1958, the flag was the symbol of the Provisional Algerian Republic.
Nominal Algeria was part of France until its conquest by the Ottoman Empire and carried the flag. In addition they took Algerian ships in the 18th and 19th Century, sometimes called “barbarian flag”: the head of a Berber on a red background. Since the conquest of France was used in Algeria, the flags of France. In 1830, even with the Kingdom flag, in 1834, the tricolor was used. Nominal Algeria was part of France until its conquest by the Ottoman Empire and carried the flag. In addition they took Algerian ships in the 18th and 19th Century, sometimes called “barbarian flag”: the head of a Berber on a red background. Since the conquest of France was used in Algeria, the flags of France. In 1830, even with the Kingdom flag, in 1834, the tricolor was used. Nominal Algeria was part of France until its conquest by the Ottoman Empire and carried the flag. In addition they took Algerian ships in the 18th and 19th Century, sometimes called “barbarian flag”: the head of a Berber on a red background. Since the conquest of France was used in Algeria, the flags of France. In 1830, even with the Kingdom flag, in 1834, the tricolor was used.
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