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- Capital
- Rabat
- Continent
- Africa
- Flag adopted
- 1915
- Designer
- Not individually credited
Morocco
Colors and meaning
Red #C1272D
Historically the color of the Alaouite dynasty and of the Sharifian sultans
Green #006233
Islam
Symbolism and history
A green five-pointed interlocking pentagram, the Seal of Solomon, centers a plain red field, added in 1915 to distinguish Morocco's flag from other plain red banners used across the region at the time.
No documented visual overlap
Morocco’s design isn’t a close visual match for any other current national flag. A few more flags from Africa, for browsing:
Further reading: Flag of Morocco on Wikipedia