Related flags Sudan, S. Sudan, Gambella. Somaliland flag is a carbon copy of Mahra Sultanate flag

[Saahid Qamaan]

Mahra Sultane who many Puntlanders namely Arab Salah clan trace their roots from is the flag Somaliland carbon copied.

Flag of Mehra Sultanate of 1967

Mahra Sultanate Postcard 1960

Flag of Somaliland

Flag of Persia until 1925

The shahada on top is influenced by the so called flag makers of Somaliland who were living in Saudi Arabia at the time.

If you look at the Mahra Sultanate flag Somaliland flag added the Shadaha and removed the Crescent

In comparison

Mahra Sultanate 1967

Somaliland 2017

 

[Shamis]

Thanks for the laugh!

 

[waraabe]

Kkkk puntlanders are going crazy these days

 

[Saahid Qamaan]

Mahra 1967

 

[ethan bradberry]

Is this really thread worthy? Who cares.
Also Somalia has a eerily similar flag to the bonnie blue flag.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Blue_Flag

 

[Saahid Qamaan]

You should visit this thread I have done regarding the flags of Somalia and Mogadishu and their origin.

https://www.somalispot.com/threads/truth-about-the-flag-of-somalia.29392/