Flag of Morocco

The flag of Morocco (; ) is made of a red field with a black-bordered green pentagram representing the Seal of Solomon.
Red has considerable historic significance in Morocco, proclaiming the descent of the royal Alaouite family from the Islamic prophet Muhammad via Fatimah, the wife of Ali, the fourth Muslim Caliph. Red is also the color that was used by the sharifs of Mecca and the imams of Yemen. From the 17th century on, when Morocco was ruled by the Alaouite dynasty, the flags of the country were plain red. In 1915, during the reign of Mulay Yusef, the green interlaced pentangle was added to the national flag. While Morocco was under French and Spanish control, the red flag with the seal in the center remained in use, but only inland. Its use at sea was prohibited. When independence was restored in 1955, it once again became the national flag.
The red background on the Moroccan flag represents hardiness, bravery, strength and valour, while the green represents love, joy, wisdom, peace and hope, it also represents the color of Islam, whereas the five-pointed star represents the seal of Solomon.
==History==
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On May 8, 2010, a Moroccan flag with a size of , weighing , was set in Dakhla, a city in the disputed territory of Western Sahara. It was certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest flag ever draped.
===Historical national flags===
File:Flag of Morocco (780 1070) (1258 1659).svg | Flag of Morocco (Idrisid dynasty), 780–974
File:Flag of Morocco 1073 1147.svg | Flag of Morocco (Almoravid dynasty), 1070–1147
File:Flag of Morocco 1147 1269.svg | Flag of Morocco (Almohad dynasty), 1147–1248 
File:Flag of Morocco 1258 1659.svg | Flag of Morocco, used along with a white banner (Marinid, Wattasid and Saadi dynasties), 1248–1659
File:Flag of Morocco 1666 1915.svg | Flag of Morocco (Alaouite dynasty), 1666–1915
File:Flag of Morocco.svg| Flag of Morocco, 1915–present
=== Other historical flags ===
File:Scissors flag of Morocco.gif| Flag used in the 19th century
File:Flag of the Republic of the Rif.svg| Flag of Republic of the Rif (1921–1926)
File:Flag of International Tangier.svg| Flag of the Tangier International Zone (1923–1956)
File:Flag of Morocco hexagram.svg| 1795 - 1915
File:Civil ensign of French Morocco.svg| Merchant flag of French protectorate in Morocco (1912-1955)
File:Merchant flag of Spanish Morocco.svg| Merchant flag of Spanish protectorate in Morocco (1912-1956)
==Other national flags==
File:Civil Ensign of Morocco.svg | Civil Ensign 
File:Naval Ensign of Morocco.svg | Naval Ensign 
File:Naval Jack of Morocco.svg | Naval Jack 
File:Royal standard of Morocco.svg | Royal Standard
File:Royal Flag of Morocco.svg | Royal Flag
==See also==
* Coat of arms of Morocco
* List of Moroccan flags
==References==
http://www.moroccotomorrow.org/the-moroccan-flag-moorish-americans-an-historical-perspective-frost/
==External links==
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* Morocco Historical Flags, FOTW
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