Western Asia
Lebanon
A white horizontal band between two narrower red bands, with a green cedar tree centered on the white band. It was adopted at independence from France in 1943.
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Adopted
1943
Proportion
2:3
Colours
3
Colours & their meaning
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Red
Commonly explained as the blood of those who died for the country.
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White
Commonly explained as peace and the snow of Lebanon’s mountains.
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Green
The cedar’s green reflects the famous cedar tree; no separate official colour symbolism is consistently prescribed.
Symbols & emblems
Cedar tree
The cedar is a long-standing emblem of Lebanon, associated with endurance, holiness, and the country’s historic cedar forests.
Did you know?
The cedar has been associated with Lebanon for centuries and appeared in earlier flags used under the French Mandate.