Flags / Explorer pack
The Middle East
Fourteen flags of the Middle East, many in red, white, black and green.
A round shows ten of these 14, in a new order, each with four names from this pack.
Practise with descriptions shows a written description of each flag before you answer, for learning by ear or with a screen reader. Those rounds are counted separately.
The 14 flags
- BahrainWhite at the hoist and red, divided by a zigzag with five white points.
- QatarWhite at the hoist and maroon, divided by a zigzag with nine white points.
- IraqRed, white and black horizontal bands with green Arabic script on the white.
- IsraelA white field with two blue horizontal stripes and a blue six-pointed star between them.
- JordanBlack, white and green horizontal bands with a red triangle at the hoist holding a small white seven-pointed star.
- KuwaitGreen, white and red horizontal bands with a black trapezium at the hoist.
- LebanonRed, white and red horizontal bands, the white twice as wide, with a green cedar tree in the centre.
- OmanA red vertical band at the hoist with a white emblem of crossed swords and a dagger at the top, then white over green with a red stripe between them.
- Saudi ArabiaA green field with white Arabic script above a white sword.
- SyriaGreen, white and black horizontal bands with three red stars on the white.
- United Arab EmiratesA red vertical band at the hoist, then green, white and black horizontal bands.
- YemenThree equal horizontal bands: red, white, then black, with nothing on them.
- PalestineBlack, white and green horizontal bands with a plain red triangle at the hoist.
- TürkiyeA red field with a white crescent and star towards the hoist.
Telling the look-alikes apart
- Yemen and IraqYemen: plain. Iraq: green script on the white.
- Yemen and SyriaYemen: red on top, nothing on the white. Syria: green on top, three red stars on the white.
- Iraq and SyriaIraq: red on top, green script. Syria: green on top, three red stars.
- Palestine and JordanPalestine: a plain triangle. Jordan: a small white star in the triangle.
- Jordan and KuwaitJordan: black on top, a red triangle with a star. Kuwait: green on top, a black trapezium.
- Kuwait and United Arab EmiratesKuwait: a black trapezium at the hoist. United Arab Emirates: a red band at the hoist.
- Bahrain and QatarBahrain: bright red, five white points. Qatar: maroon, nine white points.
- Saudi Arabia and IraqSaudi Arabia: white script on green. Iraq: green script on white between red and black.
- Oman and United Arab EmiratesOman: an emblem at the top of the red band, white over green with red between. United Arab Emirates: green, white, black.
Other packs
- Europe10 flags
- Africa10 flags
- Asia10 flags
- North America and the Caribbean10 flags
- South America10 flags
- Oceania10 flags
- Northern and Eastern Europe11 flags
- Central Europe and the small states13 flags
- South-Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean11 flags
- West Africa13 flags
- North and East Africa10 flags
- Central Africa10 flags
- Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean10 flags
- Central and South Asia14 flags
- East and South-East Asia and the North Pacific12 flags
- The Caribbean and Central America14 flags
- Look-alikes: upright tricolours12 flags
- Look-alikes: horizontal bands12 flags
- Look-alikes: red, white, black and green10 flags
- Look-alikes: Nordic crosses and Union Flags10 flags
