Oman

About the flag

Oman is correct because this flag features the Omani national emblem—a traditional curved khanjar dagger over crossed swords—along with the white, red, and green pan-Arab colors. The design was introduced in 1970 under Sultan Qaboos and later standardized, making the khanjar a signature clue for Oman. Color meanings help memory: white stands for peace and the historic Imamate, red recalls battles and the ruling Al Bu Sa‘id dynasty, and green represents the fertile Jebel al Akhdar (“Green Mountain”) and agriculture. Think “O-man wears a khanjar”: Oman’s iconic dagger, still part of ceremonial dress, anchors the flag and the country’s maritime-and-desert heritage at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz.