# List of Somali flags

This is a list of flags of entities named related to Somalia.

## National flags

| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
| | 1954–present | National flag of Somalia and the flag for several Somali republics | A single white five-pointed star centered on a blue field. |

## Regional flags
### State flags

| Duration | Use | Description |
| 2002–2006, 2014–present | Flag of South-West State | Somalia's flag juxtaposed with a red diagonal line in the middle and a green background with 6 stars bottom right. |
| 2002 | Flag of the South West State | |
| 2014 | Flag of the South West State | |
| 2015–present | Flag of Galmudug State | White chevron bearing two green stars facing horizontally on a light blue field bearing a white star on the right side. |
| 2006–2009 | Flag of Galmudug State | Same as Somalia's national flag. |
| 2009–2010 | Flag of Galmudug State | |
| 2010–2015 | Flag of Galmudug State | |
| 2009– | Flag of Puntland State | A horizontal tricolor of blue, white and green with a white star at the top. |
| –2009 | Flag of Puntland State | Same as Somalia's national flag. |
| 2012–2017 2023–present | Flag of Khatumo State | |
| 2013–present | Flag of Jubaland State | |
| | Flag of Hirshabelle State | |
| 2008–2015 | Flag of Himan and Heeb State | |
| | Flag of Banadir State, coextensive with Mogadishu | |
| 2007–2008 | Flag of Maakhir State, a quasi-state | |
| 2008–2009 | Flag of Maakhir State | |
| | Flag of the unrecognised Jubba Valley State | |
| | Flag of the unrecognised Raas Caseyr State | |

### Other

| Duration | Use |
| 1998–1999 | Flag of Jubaland |
| 1996–present | Flag of the Republic of Somaliland |
| | Flag of the Republic of Azania |

## Military flags

| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
| | | Flag of the Somali Armed Forces | |

## Police flags

| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
| | | Flag of the Somali Police Force | A blue banner with the logo of the Somali Police Force, centered. |

## Political flags

| Duration | Use |
| 1984–present | Flag of the Ogaden National Liberation Front |
| 2011–present | Flag of the Somali Labour Party |
| | Flag of the Somali Youth League |
| 1981–1991 | Flag of the Somali National Movement |
| 1991–present | Flag of Ahlu Sunnah Waljamaca |

## Historical flags

The following are the flags historically used in the territory of present-day Somalia:

### Pre-colonial states

| Duration | Use | Description |
| 10th century–16th century | Flag of the Sultanate of Mogadishu according to Lázaro Luis' 1563 map | A dark blue field with a golden crescent moon in the center. |
| 13th century–17th century | Flag of the Ajuran Empire | A bicoloured pennon of red and yellow with a white crescent moon off-centred toward the hoist. |
| 17th century–19th century | Flag of the Hiraab Imamate | A swallowtailed bicoloured banner of red and blue with 2 white crescent moons. |
| 1415–1577 | Flag of the Adal Sultanate | A vertical tricolour of white, red and white with a crescent moon in each stripe. |
| 1695–1911 | Signature Flag of the Sultanate of the Geledi | A vertical bicolor of blue and green with a 5 pointed star in the blue stripe and an arabic script in the green stripe. |
| 1700s–1884 | Religious banner of the Isaaq Sultanate derived from an Adal Sultanate flag | A green field with a white arabic script. |
| 1896–1925 | Flag of the Dervish State | A blue field with a red square border in the center and a red square inside of it, bordered with red. |

### Territories under Ottoman Rule

| Date | Use | Description |
| 1559–1793 | Flag of the Ottoman Empire | Red field with a green disc in the center and three golden crescent moons inside the disc. |
| 1793–1844 | Flag of the Ottoman Empire | A red field with a white crescent moon and an eight-pointed star. |
| 1844–1882 | Flag of the Ottoman Empire | A red field with a white crescent moon and a five-pointed star. |

### Territories under Omani Rule

| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | 1650–1741 | Flag of the Imamate of Oman | A white field with the royal emblem in the canton. |
| | 1696–1741 | Flag of the Omani Empire | A white field with red Arabic script above and a red sword pointed to the right. |

### Italian Somaliland

| Duration | Use | Description |
| 1889–1941 | Flag of Italian Somaliland | An Italian tricolour with Savoy shield and Royal crown in the middle. |
| 1941–1950 | Flag of Italian Somaliland under British occupation | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). |
| 1950–1960 | Official flag of Trust Territory of Somaliland | A tricolour featuring three equally sized vertical pales of green, white and red. |
| 1950–1960 | flag of the UN | |
| 1954–1960 | Co-official/secondary flag of Trust Territory of Somaliland | |

### British Somaliland

| Duration | Use | Description |
| 1884–1903 | Flag of the United Kingdom used in British Somaliland | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). |
| 1884–1898 | Flag of the British Raj used in British Somaliland | A Red Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the Star of India emblem displayed in the fly. |
| 1903–1950 | Flag of British Somaliland | |
| 1950–1952 | Flag of British Somaliland | |
| 1952–1960 | Flag of British Somaliland | |
| 1960 | Flag of the Somalia Republic | |