Originaljordanian flag

Image

The people of Jordan officially adopted their flag on April 18th, 1928. The flag features a horizontal black, white and green band connected by a red chevron. The hoist side has a seven-pointed star on red chevron.

Jordanian flagmeaning

Image

Having trouble accessing the website? Call (262) 783-4800 for friendly support. This site makes diligent efforts to maintain WCAG compliance.

Jordan was inhabited since the Paleolithic age. Several kingdoms ruled the region, including the Roman and Ottoman empires. During the Ottoman Empire’s rule, the country flew a plain red flag with a five-pointed white star and a crescent moon. The Ottomans ruled Jordan until the First World War when the great Arab Revolt overthrew them in 1916. The young Arabs designed a flag that represented their aspirations in a Turkish-dominated empire. The Arab Revolt used a black-green-white horizontal tricolor flag, which had a red triangle at the hoist to symbolize the Arab revolution and their conquest of the Ottoman Turks between the years 1916 to 1918. The Arab Revolts raised their flag for the first time in Jerusalem in 1917.

Image

Flagof jordan proportion

Jordanian flagvs Palestinianflag

Shape The proportion of the flag of Jordan is 1:2 and features a horizontal triband consisting of black, white, green, with a red on the hoist side consisting of a white star.

The star is a symbol of the unity of the Arab people. The seven-pointed star is a representation of the seven verses of Al-Fatiha (the first chapter of the Quran). The seven points symbolize faith in one God, national spirit, humility, aspiration, and social justice.

Colour Jordan based their current flag on the one used during the Arab revolt. The colors of the flag are the Pan-Arab Colors:

In 1921, the area became the Emirate of Transjordan, a British protectorate. The first Emir of this dynasty was Abdullah I from the Hashemite dynasty. He modified the Original Arab Revolt flag and the flag flown at the time was a black-white-green horizontal tricolor featuring a seven-pointed star and a red triangle. In 1939, the country adopted a longer red chevron after the area ceased to be an Emirate. After adopting the national flag in 1928, the Jordanians finally attained freedom in 1946. However, following the Jordan and Iraq announcement of an Arab Union Federation, the original Arab Revolt Flag that had no star was used.

Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #235 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Sun., July 21, 2024, in honor of Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Jerald David “Jerry” Slack, who passed away on May 18, 2024, at the age of 78. “General Slack will be remembered for his integrity, bravery, and unwavering commitment to service, which left a mark on all those who knew and served with him,” said Gov. Evers. “Kathy and I extend our deepest condolences to General Slack’s family, friends, colleagues, and the greater community as we pay our respects to and honor General Slack for his years of dedicated service to the people of our state.” Gen. Slack served in the National Guard for 37 years, first with the Illinois Air National Guard in 1959 before transferring to the Wisconsin Air National Guard in 1961. He worked for many years as a state employee, starting at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation as a civil engineer with the State Highway Commission and the Bureau of Engineering, then serving as chief engineer at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and finishing his civilian career as administrator of the Division of Facilities Management withing the Wisconsin Department of Administration. Gen. Slack was appointed as Wisconsin’s adjutant general by former Gov. Tommy Thompson in 1989 and served in that position until 1996, during which time he oversaw 12,300 Wisconsin Guardsmen. As adjutant general, Gen. Slack successfully oversaw deployments in Desert Storm, Southern and Northern Watch, and Operation Deny Flight, and he was inducted into the Wisconsin Air National Guard Hall of Fame in 2019. Executive Order #235 will be in effect from sunrise to sunset on July 21, 2024.