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Oman Flags – Omani Flag, Bunting & Hand Flags
White, red and green with the crossed swords and khanjar, for National Day on 18 November, the Gulf Cup and Omani student nights. Buy the Omani flag in 20x12in to 8ft x 5ft, run Oman bunting round a majlis or a hall and wave Oman hand flags at the football or the embassy reception.
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The Omani flag: white, red, green and the khanjar
Oman’s flag has three horizontal bands of white, red and green with a broad vertical red band at the hoist carrying the national emblem in white: two crossed swords behind a sheathed khanjar, the curved Omani dagger, on its belt. The red is the traditional colour of the Omani banners that flew for centuries over Muscat, and it still runs through the whole design as the hoist band and the central stripe; the white stands for peace and for the Imamate, and the green for the fertile mountains of the Jebel Akhdar and the Dhofar plains. The tricolour was introduced on 17 December 1970 by Sultan Qaboos shortly after his accession, replacing the plain red flag, and the band widths were made equal in 1995 to give the version flown today. The proportions are 1:2. Our Oman flag prints the khanjar and swords crisply in white on the red band, which is the detail most often blurred on cheap copies.
18 November, the Gulf Cup and Oman in Britain
National Day on 18 November, the birthday of Sultan Qaboos, is kept as the main holiday under Sultan Haitham, with the flag along every corniche and the Royal Cavalry parading in Muscat; the Muscat Festival in January and February and the Khareef season in Salalah are the other flag-filled dates. Oman and Britain have one of the longest relationships in the Gulf, with treaties going back to 1798, British officers on secondment and thousands of Omani students at British universities, so the flag turns up at the Anglo-Omani Society in London, at university Omani society nights and at embassy receptions on 18 November. In sport the flag is waved for the Red Warriors who won the Gulf Cup in 2009 and 2017, for the cricket side that has played at the T20 World Cup, and for the Oman Sail crews that have raced round Britain.
Choosing an Oman flag
The Oman flag is stocked in 20x12in, 3ft x 2ft, 5ft x 3ft and 8ft x 5ft and in two grades. Flagtex is the printed woven polyester, light and good value for a society night, a classroom or a season outdoors; DuraFlag is the knitted heavyweight with a double-stitched hem for a pole that stays up through the year. 5ft x 3ft is the garden pole and balcony size, 3ft x 2ft the wall bracket or car window size, 8ft x 5ft is for a stage or a 20ft mast, and 20x12in sits on a hand pole or a vehicle. Every size has a sewn header with brass eyelets, and the DuraFlag is available with clips or a rope and toggle.
Oman bunting
Oman bunting comes in 3m and 9m lengths of rectangular pennants printed with the flag and sewn to a tape. Three metres decorates a doorway or a majlis wall; nine metres runs round a hall, a terrace or a university common room for National Day. The polyester pennants are weatherproof and lengths join end to end, and plain red, white and green strings from the bunting range stretch the display further.
Hand flags and table flags
Oman hand flags on wooden sticks are stocked in 9x6in and 18x12in for the football, a parade or a school event. The Oman table flag is a 6x4in desk flag on a base, the 9x6in wooden table flag and the 18x12in large wooden table flag are for a reception or a conference table, and the sleeved satin table flag suits a formal dinner or a consular desk. The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the other Gulf states are under world flags.
Omani flag FAQs
What is the emblem on the Oman flag?
Two crossed swords behind a sheathed khanjar, the traditional curved Omani dagger, shown in white on the red band at the hoist.
What do the colours of the Omani flag mean?
Red for the historic banners of Oman, white for peace and the Imamate, and green for the fertile Jebel Akhdar highlands and the Dhofar region.
When was the Oman flag adopted?
17 December 1970 under Sultan Qaboos. The stripes were made equal in width in 1995, giving the current version.
When is Oman’s National Day?
18 November, with parades and fireworks in Muscat and flags on every building and car across the Sultanate.
Which Oman flag grade should I choose?
Flagtex for indoor displays and short-term use; DuraFlag, the heavier knitted polyester with double-stitched hems, for a pole flown through the seasons.
What size Oman flag fits a garden flagpole?
5ft x 3ft on a 6m telescopic pole; 3ft x 2ft on a wall bracket; 8ft x 5ft on a 20ft mast or as a stage backdrop.
How fast is delivery on an Oman flag?
The flags, bunting, hand flags and table flags are stocked in and dispatched from our Stoke-on-Trent warehouse; order by 2pm for same-day dispatch and 1–2 day UK delivery.