Talk:Flag of Saudi Arabia/Archive 1

Use on other items
Although pictures are hard to come by the flag is quite clearly displayed on the aircraft of the Royal Saudi Air Force.

-- Nick Wallis 17:05, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

There is no "la" at the beginning of the phrase. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.168.216.230 (talk • contribs) 21:27, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

IFIS Code
I am changing the IFIS code from "" (Flag has different designs on its obverse side and its reverse side) to "" (Reverse side is congruent to obverse side). The design on the back isn't different, it's just not reflected. On the flags of USA, France, Australia, etc, the design goes from hoist to fly, so it's reflected on the reverse. On the Saudi flag, the design is text, so it runs right to left on both sides. -- Randall Bart &lt;wiki@randallbart.com&gt; 00:20, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Ah, but the sword is reflected, such that it always points from hoist to fly, making the two sides different. Doesn't that aspect, combined with the non-reflected text, make it "[[Image:IFIS_Two-sided.png]]"? --ScottMainwaring 15:57, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes. JPD (talk) 13:06, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I stand corrected.-- Randall Bart &lt;wiki@randallbart.com&gt; 01:34, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله
This looks nothing like the inscription on the flag. Is this really it? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.89.165.90 (talk) 22:28, 12 December 2006 (UTC).

it is in defrent scribt it called  خط الثلثAlrassking 11:22, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

No civil flag?
The page implies that the flag, on land, is restricted to use by state and military institutions. Is there no flag approved for civilian use ? --ScottMainwaring 15:17, 13 December 2006 (UTC)


 * For the civil flag, see an older version of this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia&oldid=83524108 Fvdham 12:16, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Error?
The caption and image for the variant of the flag on the left don't seem to correspond. The text states that the white stripe is on the hoist but picture shows the sword is pointing towards it. Is this correct? Stanstaple (talk) 20:41, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Green? 330C? Huh?
The article states: "The green used in the flag is 330C", but fails to note with which colour scale/chart/list the colour 330C is being associated. --Blake the bookbinder (talk) 16:38, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Symbolism of the sword
At the risk of being politically incorrect the sword on the flag has been the subject of speculation and misunderstanding by outsiders. The article really does not address the symbolism of the sword (i.e. why that symbol was chosen and what it is specifically intended to convey). Seems an significant omission.

--Mcorazao (talk) 19:53, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Reverse Flag Image
I think there should be another image of the flag, but reversed, because it is not simply a matter of reversing the entire flag (such as the US flag) but just the sword. It's still a simple task, though, for someone who can make SVGs. You could just reverse the entire bottom half of the obverse flag image (below the text) so the sword would stay centered, but pointing to the right. -- Zyido (talk) 15:57, 29 March 2009 (UTC)


 * From what I can make out, the reverse is the same as the obverse. But the design is printed the same way round on both sides, rather than the reverse appearing as a mirror image as with most flags.  So an image of the reverse would just be the same image again.  Essentially, the flag's design is specified in terms of right and left, rather than hoist and fly.


 * Still, there ought to be some notation we can use to indicate this fact.... -- Smjg (talk) 14:41, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

Orphaned references in Flag of Saudi Arabia
I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Flag of Saudi Arabia's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "law": From Flag of Japan:  From Flag of Singapore:  

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 14:46, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
 * This can't be fixed from those articles. The infobox was probably copied from one of them and modified. - Salamurai (talk) 08:14, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

Waldorf=Astoria
I don't know why the flag is on the side entrance (next to the American flag), but it's been there since October or November, and I've seen it, but unable to get a picture because I don't have a camera phone. If anyone else wants to investigate, it's the entrance at East 50th Street in Manhattan (between Lexington and Park Avenues). --204.246.229.229 (talk) 21:10, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Still no idea why this flag is significant to the Waldorf=Astoria; now it flies over the hotel's front entrance. --204.246.229.130 (talk) 16:28, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

You can see it on google maps as well

MONODA (talk) 06:09, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

NEVER half mast?
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/saudi-arabia-succession/saudi-arabias-king-abdullah-given-simple-muslim-burial-n291956

This is either a flawed news report, or Saudi Arabia is making up their beliefs as they go along. &#39;&#39;&#39;tAD&#39;&#39;&#39; (talk) 17:14, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

Disposal
How do Saudis dispose of old flags? Is burying or burning the creed acceptable? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.14.91.136 (talk) 22:12, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

To burning it the old flag G lovely (talk) 00:58, 16 October 2016 (UTC)

1913-1926 flags
What is the source on the 1913-1921 and 1921-1926 flags? They seem to be unlike what the sources which can be found online says? The files of these flags "cite" a logo of the "King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives". What does the source presumably found there say about the flags of this period? --Havsjö (talk) 08:20, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
 * King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives official account on Twitter In a tweet (History of the national flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) --Alhadramy Alkendy (talk) 08:37, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
 * If its not too much trouble, could you translate what the text in that image says at the different points? Im quite interested --Havsjö (talk) 09:35, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

Directionally challenged
This article states "The sword points to the left on both sides, in the direction of the script." yet the pictures at Flags whose reverse differs from the obverse appear to show this is not the case. Based upon the pictures, it appears the text is always written from right to left, while the sword always points from hoist to fly.

The text under one of the photos showing a white stripe on the left side of the flag states "Variant of the flag in use from 1932 to 1934, with white stripe on the hoist." yet above the article states "The flag is sinister hoisted, meaning that it is hoisted to the left of the flagpole, as viewed from the obverse (front) side. (Flagpole is to the right of the flag)." meaning the white strip is actually on the fly side of the flag, not the hoist side. This also appears to be consistent with my assumption above about the sword pointing from hoist to fly.

Having never personally seen the flag before and knowing nothing about it, I am not going to change the article, but it would be nice if someone who actually knows what they are talking about could weigh in. --Pascal666 08:34, 28 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Seven years on, this is stil an issue. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 22:11, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
 * These photos  of the obverse (hoist on right)  show the sword pointing left, hoist-to-fly. Whilst these    (and others, Westerners tend to photograph the flag in the position that is familiar to them – I never even knew about the sinister-hoisted convention until I stumbled on this article) of the reverse [[File:IFIS Equal.svg]] show the sword still pointing left, fly-to-hoist.  (A mirrored version of that reverse-equal symbol would be helpful here.)
 * Of course flag manufacturers don’t always "get it right", so there could be examples out there with the sword the other way around. It would be great if someone could find a definitive reference.
 * — Pelagic ( messages ) – (09:20 Sat 07, AEST) 23:20, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I haven’t had any luck finding real-world photos of the armed-forces ensigns. I guess one does not simply walk up to a military base and photograph their flag. Pelagic ( messages ) – (09:42 Sat 07, AEST) 23:42, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
 * This page from the official Saudi armed forces site has a rotating carousel where some photos show a table-top navy flag with the canton in the hoist, which agrees with our article, and differs from some stock images on the interwebs. Pelagic ( messages ) – (10:16 Sat 07, AEST) 00:16, 7 November 2020 (UTC)