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- Current flag (?)
- 1976-1997 flag
- 1968-1976 prefecture flag
- Early 1960ies municipal flag
- Flag as of 1367 See also:
- Subnational flags of Morocco
- Morocco in the "Book of All Kingdoms"
Current flag (?)
The current flag of the city of Marrakech is similar to the city flag in 1367.
Jaume Ollé, 09 Oct 1998 and 18 Apr 1999
1976-1997 flag
image by Dirk Schönberger, 16 Jan 1999
1968-1976 prefecture flag
image by Jens Pattke, 18 Jun 2001
The provincial flags of 1968-1976are of a uniform pattern. Each is square with the arms of the province surmounted by a red schwenkel bearing a green pentagram, representing the national flag.
Jens Pattke, 13 Jun 2001
An elaborate native dagger appears on a blue shield. The sheath is gold with silver decorations, while the hilt is black with a gold pommel. (Sources: [pve69], [zna01]:232, [m9a70])
Jens Pattke, 18 Jun 2001
Early 1960ies municipal flag
image by Jens Pattke, 30 Jun 2001
The coat of arms and the flag is a white field with a green hemline and with a red shield head. In the head of the shield a yellow crown with white Salomon seal. In the white rectangle a red minaret. The green hemline is reserved with seven white forts. (Source: [m9a70])
Jens Pattke, 30 Jun 2001
Flag as of 1367
image by António Martins, 17 Mar 2000 | 
«A squarish red flag with a swallowtail at the top only. In the center is a circle of blue/white checkerboard.» The book says about it that «banners-of-arms, derived from attributed [i.e. imaginary] coats-of-arms, were assigned [in medieval nautical charts] to exotic countries whose flags were unknown, for instance Morocco».
John Niggley, 25 Jan 1996, and_Santiago Dotor_, 22 Mar 2000, both quoting [neu39a] (pages 62-63)
That is the flag of the city of Marrakech in 1367; the current flag is similar.
Jaume Ollé, 09 Oct 1998 and 18 Apr 1999
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