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 is a tricolour with horizontal bands of equal width, red on the top, blue in the middle and down orange or the colour of apricot. In center the national flag has the coat of arms of Armenia. The meanings of the colors were various.