al-Fayyum (Governorate, Egypt)

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Last modified: 2021-03-06 by ian macdonald
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image located by Ian MacDonald, 23 February 2021
Source: Frank-René Putz, Der Flaggenkurier 51/2020

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

See also:

• Egypt
• Egypt: Flags of governorates

The Governorate

Location: Eastern edge of the Libyan Desert, southwest of Cairo
Area: 1,827 km˛
Population: 3 million
Capital: al-Fayyum
Ian MacDonald, 16 February 2021

The Flags

Aspect ratio of the flags: 2: 3
The flags shows Saladin's eagle from the coat of arms of Egypt on a green cloth against the background of the Egyptian national colors. In 2016 the revised arms showing the lake were placed in the flag. The flag in the governor's conference room corresponds to the pattern from 2016.
Ian MacDonald, 16 February 2021

First Flag

image by Jaume Ollé

The first flag lacked the separate outline of the lake.
Ian MacDonald, 16 February 2021

Coat of arms

image located by Ian MacDonald, 16 February 2021
Source: Frank-René Putz, Der Flaggenkurier 51/2020

The original flag symbol was stylistically developed into the coat of arms of the governorate and awarded on July 23, 2011.
Ian MacDonald, 16 February 2021