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Heraldic animal Sketch of the original "eagle of Saladin " of the Cairo Citadel , Cairo, Egypt The Eagle of Saladin ( ), known in Egypt as the Egyptian Eagle ( al-nisr al-missry ), and the Republican Eagle ( العقاب الجمهوري el-ʿuʾạb el-goumhūri ), is a heraldic eagle that serves as the coat of arms of many countries; Egypt , Iraq , UAE , Palestine , and Yemen .1 Since the Egyptian 1952 coup d'etat , the eagle has been an iconic symbol of Egypt , and of Arab nationalism , particularly in Arab states that underwent anti-imperialist political change from the 1950s onwards. It was formerly the national symbol of the now defunct United Arab Republic , North Yemen , South Yemen , and the Libyan Arab Republic . Flags Through the Ages and Across the World .
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Heraldic animal Sketch of the original "eagle of Saladin " of the Cairo Citadel , Cairo, Egypt The Eagle of Saladin ( ), in Egypt known as the Egyptian eagle ( al-ʿuʾạb al-missry ), also known as the Republican Eagle ( العقاب الجمهوري el-ʿuʾạb el-goumhūri ), is a heraldic eagle used as an iconic symbol of Egypt . It is currently also used as part of coat of arms of Egypt , Iraq , and Palestine . Flags Through the Ages and Across the World .
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Heraldic animal The Eagle of Saladin ( Kurdish : هەڵۆکە صلاح الدين , romanized : Helloke Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn , Arabic : نسر صلاح الدين , romanized : Nasr Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn ) is a heraldic eagle that serves as the coat of arms in some Arab countries: Egypt , Iraq , Palestine , and Yemen . Since the 1952 Egyptian revolution , the eagle has been an iconic symbol of Egypt, and of Arab nationalism , particularly in Arab states that underwent anti-imperialist political change from the 1950s onwards. It was formerly the national symbol of the now defunct United Arab Republic , North Yemen , South Yemen , and the Libyan Arab Republic . Flags Through the Ages and Across the World .
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heraldic eagle used as an iconic symbol of egypt
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heraldic eagle that serves as the coat of arms in some arab countries
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