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![[al-Gharbiyah governorate]](../images/e/eg-gharb2.gif)
image located by Ian MacDonald,
17 February 2021
Source: Frank-René Putz, Der Flaggenkurier 51/2020
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Foundation: 1960
Location: center of the Nile Delta
Area: 1,942 km²
Population: 5 million
Capital: Tanta
Ian MacDonald,
17 February 2021
Aspect ratio of the flags: 2: 3
The flag shows the roof and the minaret
of a mosque in a cogwheel. The redesign of the flag in 2016 involved the color of the flag, the
representation of the symbol in it and the addition of a banner with the name of
the governorate.
Ian MacDonald,
17 February 2021
![[al-Gharbiyah governorate]](../images/e/eg-gharb.gif)
image by Jaume Ollé
The first flag lacked the ribbon below and had a larger emblem.
Ian MacDonald,
17 February 2021
![[governorate arms]](../images/e/eg-gharb).gif)
image located by Ian MacDonald,
17 February 2021
Source: Frank-René Putz, Der Flaggenkurier 51/2020
The symbol from the flag from 2006 was chosen for the coat of arms of the
governorate in 2010.
Ian MacDonald,
17 February 2021
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