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| Adopted | 1848 1913 |
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| Design | A white field charged with a green Lebanese cedar tree. |
Although the Maronite flag is believed to have been created in the 17th or 18th century, its first recorded use was in October 1848.[1] The flag was also raised as the first national flag of Lebanon on October 2, 1918, following the fall of the Ottoman Empire.[2]
- ^ "Cedar Flag 1918 (Historical Flags, Lebanon)". crwflags.com. 2020-07-31.
- ^ "Flags and banners". lebarmy.gov.lb. Lebanese Armed Forces. December 2016.