Flag_of_qatar

Flag of Qatar

Use	National flag and ensign.
Proportion	11:28
Adopted	July 9, 1971
Design	A asymmetric vertical bicolor of white and maroon separated by a serrated line of 9 points.

The flag of Qatar (Arabic: علم قطر‎) has a proportion of 11:28. It is maroon with a broad white serrated band (nine white points) on the hoist side.

The meaning of Qatar’s flag is:

• The white color reflects the internationally recognized symbol of peace.
• The maroon color symbolizes the bloodshed during the several wars Qatar had undergone, particularly in the second half of the 19th century.
• The nine-point serrated line indicates that Qatar is the 9th member of the "reconciled Emirates" of the Persian Gulf in the wake of concluding the Qatari-British treaty in 1916.

The flag was officially adopted on July 9, 1971, although a nearly identical flag (only differing in proportion) had been used since 1949. It is very similar to the flag of the neighbouring country of Bahrain, which has fewer points, a 3:5 proportion, and a red colour instead of maroon. A common explanation of the differences between the two, is simply to distinguish them.Flag of Qatar. Retrieved on 2007-10-08. A popular but fanciful tale referring to the maroon color and the similarity to the red Bahrain flag, is that maroon is what becomes of red fading in the Gulf sun. Flag of Qatar. Retrieved on 2008-02-07.. The legend goes that Qatar\'s flag used to be red, and that a new type of dye was used for the original flags. However after being left in the sun, the colour changed to maroon, which was then regarded to be a more beautiful colour (by coincidence). That is also why this specific shade of maroon is called "Qatar Red".

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