Full Name:State of Qatar
Capital: Doha
Phone Code:+974
Region: Asia
Tld:qa
The flag of Qatar is in the ratio of 11:28. It is maroon with a broad white serrated band (nine white points) on the hoist side. It was adopted shortly before the country’s declaration of independence from Britain on September 3, 1971.
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. Qatar’s flag is the only national flag having a width more than twice its height.
The national flag of Qatar is maroon with a broad white serrated band (nine white points) on the hoist side. Qatar’s national flag is the only national flag having a width more than twice its height.
Meaning
white stands for peace
maroon represents the blood shed in Qatari wars
Nine-pointed serrated edge symbolizes Qatar as the ninth member of the “reconciled emirates” in the wake of the Qatari-British treaty of 1916 (Seven Emirates that are part of UAE and Bahrain are the other eight)
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