Middle East Flags Quiz: Guess the Middle Eastern Flags

17 flags, 9 tiles, 3 guesses per flag. Unlimited rounds.

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    How to Play the Middle East Flags Quiz

    17 flags of the Middle East, from Egypt and Türkiye to Iran and the Gulf states. Most share a small set of colours, so the details decide every answer.

    1. Look at the flag. Three of the nine tiles start open.
    2. Guess the country. Every miss opens three more tiles and gives a hint: the continent, the main colours, then the first letter.
    3. Keep your run going. Solve it within three tries and move on to the next flag. Your best run is saved on this device.

    Tips for the Middle East Flags

    • Red, white, black and green are the Pan-Arab colours of the 1916 Arab Revolt. Jordan adds a seven-pointed star to the red triangle; Palestine has none.
    • The United Arab Emirates puts the red band vertically at the hoist; Kuwait uses a black trapezoid.
    • Red–white–black horizontal stripes: Egypt has a golden eagle, Iraq green writing, and Yemen nothing at all.
    • Saudi Arabia is green with the Shahada and a sword. Iran is green, white and red with a red emblem and the Takbir repeated along the edges.
    • Israel is the blue Star of David between two blue stripes, Lebanon a green cedar between red bands, and Cyprus a copper-coloured map of the island.
    • Qatar (maroon, nine points) and Bahrain (red, five points) both have a white serrated band at the hoist.

    All 17 Middle East Flags

    Every flag in this quiz with its country and capital. Highlighted flags link to a full page about that flag.

    • Flag of BahrainBahrainManama
    • Flag of CyprusCyprusNicosia
    • Flag of EgyptEgyptCairo
    • Flag of IranIranTehran
    • Flag of IraqIraqBaghdad
    • Flag of IsraelIsraelJerusalem
    • Flag of JordanJordanAmman
    • Flag of KuwaitKuwaitKuwait City
    • Flag of LebanonLebanonBeirut
    • Flag of OmanOmanMuscat
    • Flag of PalestinePalestineRamallah
    • Flag of QatarQatarDoha
    • Flag of Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRiyadh
    • Flag of SyriaSyriaDamascus
    • Flag of TurkeyTurkeyAnkara
    • Flag of United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi
    • Flag of YemenYemenSana'a

    Middle East Flags Quiz FAQ

    Which countries count as the Middle East here?

    Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

    Why do so many Middle East flags look alike?

    Many are based on the flag of the 1916 Arab Revolt and the later Arab Liberation flag, which share red, white, black and green.

    Is the Middle East quiz part of the Asia quiz?

    Partly. Most of these countries also appear in the Asia flags quiz, and Egypt in the Africa quiz.

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