Flag Of Bahrain And Qatar
Maroon color on the right side of the flag evokes the sharp sun s rays of qatar s sun hitting the red cloth or it may refer to the natural dye frequently used in qatar which has a similar color.
Flag of bahrain and qatar. The national flag of qatar is in the ratio of 11 28. The country adopted the flag shortly before their declaration of independence from the british in 1971. The flag in its current form has been adopted in 1932 and it is often confused with the flag of qatar although it has more teeth and its shape is more elongated compared to the flag of bahrain. Originally the flag was whole red and white stripe was adopted as a sign that the country is not pirated any longer.
The national flag of bahrain consists of a white band on the left separated from a red area on the right by five triangles that serve as a serrated line. The flag of bahrain has two bands of different colors and diverse widths. The flag is very similar to the flag of the neighbouring country bahrain which has fewer points a 3 5 proportion and a red colour instead of maroon. Meaning of the colors and symbols of the flag of qatar.
The five points are the five pillars of islamism. The flag may be confused with the bahrain flag but the bahrain flag has 5 points and is coloured red instead of maroon. Red is the traditional color for flags of the arab states known as the persian gulf. Qatar s flag is quite similar to the flag of neighboring bahrain.
The flag is widely regarded as the al khalifa royal family flag as they were the warriors that took bahrain out of the persian rule. The flag has a white band on the hoist side whose fly side edge has nine white triangles acting like a serrated line. It is maroon with a broad white serrated band on the hoist side. Chestnut stripe is separated from the right one by nine white teeth.
The flag of qatar is maroon with a broad white serrated band nine white points with a wide aspect ratio of 11 28. Qatar s flag is the only national flag having a width more than twice its height. The qatar flag is maroon with nine points and has a greater length to width ratio than that of bahrain. These five triangles are a symbol of the five pillars of islam.
You can easily mistake it for the qatar flag but there is a difference in color and points. It was adopted shortly before the country s declaration of independence from britain on 3 september 1971. The bahraini flag is sometimes mistaken for the flag of qatar but that flag is maroon not red has more points 9 and normally has a much greater length to width ratio. The five white triangles symbolize the five pillars of islam.
May alkhalifa 24 november 2018. The flag of qatar is in the ratio of 11 28. However qatar s flag is the only one with a width that is over twice the height. It is sometimes mistaken for the flag of qatar but that flag is maroon not red has more points and normally has a much greater length to width ratio.
The line separates the white bands from a wider maroon band on the fly side of the flag. They are very different with similarities. The bahranian flag has a white band on the left along with a red area on the right split which comprises of five triangles. There used to be 7 points on the flag representing the 7 wars that bahrain had and the red was the blood of those wars.