Flag of the Kingdom of Yemen
| Use | Historical |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 1927 |
| Relinquished | 1970 (North Yemen Civil War) |
The national flag of the Kingdom of Yemen was the flag was in use in North Yemen until 1962 when the imam was overthrown and the Yemen Arab Republic was established. A civil war between republicans and royalists continued until 1970, with the royalist side continuing to use the flag of the kingdom.
The flag of the kingdom was a plain red flag that flew from 1918 till 1923, when a white Arabic script known as the shahada was added. In 1927, the shahada flag was replaced with a flag which had an Arab Sabre and five five-pointed stars representing the 5 geographic regions of Yemen and the Five Pillars of Islam.