Red Sea (Governorate, Egypt)

al-Bahr al-Ahmar, رمحألا رحبلا

Last modified: 2021-03-06 by ian macdonald
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image located by Ian MacDonald, 15 February 2021
Source: Frank-René Putz, Der Flaggenkurier 51/2020

• The governate
• The flags
  • First flag
• Coat of arms

See also:

• Egypt
• Egypt: Flags of governorates

The Governate

Location: Eastern part of the Arabian Desert along the Egyptian Red Sea coast
Area: 203,685 km˛
Population: 360,000
Capital: Hurghada
Ian MacDonald, 15 February 2021

The Flags

Aspect ratio of the flags: 2: 3
In 2016 the blue colour of the flag was changed, the red bar and the white anchor were removed and the coat of arms was placed in the center of the flag in a modified form. The flag in the governor's office matches the official flag pattern.
Ian MacDonald, 15 February 2021

First Flag

image by Jaume Ollé

The first flag had a red bar across it, over a white anchor as an indication of the location on the Red Sea. There is an ancient statue above the bar.
Ian MacDonald, 15 February 2021

Coat of arms

image located by Ian MacDonald, 15 February 2021
Source: Frank-René Putz, Der Flaggenkurier 51/2020

The statue on the flag was graphically improved in 2010 to make it the coat of arms of the governorate.
Ian MacDonald, 15 February 2021