For the film of the same name, see Zorba the Greek (film).
The Syrian flag incorporates the four pan-Arab colors, which represent the various dynasties that ruled the region in history. The combination of colors was first used to represent the region during the 1916 Arab Revolt. The red symbolizes the Khawarij, an Islamic group of the seventh century, whose flag was red.
The flag of Sudan was officially approved on May 20, 1970. The layout of the ensign has been conceptualized on the Arab Liberation ensign used by Iraq, Egypt, Yemen and Syria, which utilizes a subcategory of the Pan-Arab shades where the green color is not so important.