Flag of Western Sahara
| علم البوليساريو Bandera del Polisario ('Flag of Polisario') | |
| Use | National flag |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | 27 February 1976 |
| Design | A black, white, and green horizontal tricolour charged with a red star and crescent in the centre stripe and a red chevron at the hoist |
| Designed by | El Uali Mustafá Sayed |
The national flag of Western Sahara or the flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic uses a national flag consisting of a black, white and green horizontal tricolor charged with a red star and crescent in the center stripe and a red chevron at the hoist. It is used on SADR-controlled areas, while the Moroccan flag is used on the occupied parts of Western Sahara.
The flag is a combination of the Pan-Arab colors of black, green, white, and red, and the Islamic symbol of the star and crescent. On 27 February 1976 the flag was adopted as the official flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). It is said to have been designed by El Uali Mustafá Sayed, the first president of the SADR.