Flag of Jordan - wikipedia Flag of Jordan Jordan Use Civil and state flag, civil and state ensign Proportion 1 : 2 Adopted 18 April 1928 Design A horizontal triband of black, white and green ; with a red chevron based on the hoist side containing a white seven - pointed star Variant flag of Jordan Use Royal standard The flag of Jordan, officially adopted on 18 April 1928, is based on the flag of the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I. The flag consists of horizontal black, white, and green bands that are connected by a red chevron. The colors stand are the Pan-Arab Colors, representing the Abbasid ( black band ), Umayyad ( white band ), and Fatimid ( green band ) caliphates. The red chevron is for the Hashemite dynasty, and the Arab Revolt. Contents 1 Features 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Features In addition to the bands and chevron, a white star with seven points is featured on the hoist side of the red chevron. The star stands for the unity of the Arab people. It is also said to stand for the seven verses of the first surah in the Qur'an, or refer to the seven hills on which Amman, the capital, was built. The seven points represent faith in one God, humanity, humility, national spirit, virtue, social justice, and aspiration. Slightly different flag used from 1928 to 1939 See also Flag of the Arab Revolt Palestinian flag Kingdom of Hejaz References Jump up ^ `` Flags of the World : Jordan ''. Retrieved 10 May 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` The World Fact Book : Middle east : Jordan ''. cia.gov. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 10 May 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` National Anthem ''. kinghussein.gov.jo. Government of Jordan. Retrieved 10 May 2015. External links Jordan at Flags of the World Flags of the Arab League States Algeria Bahrain Chad Comoros Djibouti Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman State of Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somalia Somaliland Sudan Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates Yemen partially unrecognized Suspended from Arab League since 2012 Flags of Asia Sovereign states Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus East Timor ( Timor - Leste ) Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen States with limited recognition Abkhazia Artsakh Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan Dependencies and other territories British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos ( Keeling ) Islands Hong Kong Macau Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Jordan&oldid=782890962 '' Categories : National symbols of Jordan Flags of Jordan National flags Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from July 2013 All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from May 2015 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Afrikaans አማርኛ Azərbaycanca বাংলা Беларуская Български Bosanski Català Čeština Cymraeg Deutsch Eesti Ελληνικά Español Esperanto Euskara فارسی Français Galego ગુજરાતી 한국어 Հայերեն हिन्दी Hrvatski বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Lietuvių Magyar Македонски मराठी Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский Scots Slovenčina Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska ไทย Türkçe Українська اردو Tiếng Việt Yorùbá 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 29 May 2017, at 21 : 18. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what does the star on the jordan flag mean
Answer: the unity of the Arab people