Flag of Bahrain

Flag Ratio: 3:5

The national flag of Bahrain (Arabic: علم البحرين‎) 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 five triangles symbolises the 5 pillars of islam

It 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.

Design

The white color comprises 13/40 (32.5%) of the flag area, while the red color comprises 27/40 (67.5%) of the area.

Measurements of the construction of the flag

Color

The color specification is red: Pantone 186 c / CMYK (%) C 0 – M 90 – Y 80 – K 5[1]

Use

The flag is used on land and at sea as a national, civil and war ensign. In 2002, the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, issued Decree by Law No.(4) for 2002, which pertained to the flag:

Other flags

History

The earliest known flags of Bahrain were plain red. In 1820, Bahrain signed a general maritime treaty with the British Empire, and as result, a white stripe was added to the flag to signify the treaty and to distinguish it from the flags commonly used by pirates.[2] In 1932, a serrated edge was added to the flag in order to differentiate it from those of its neighbours.[3]

The flag originally had twenty-eight white points, but this was reduced to eight in 1972.[3] On 14 February 2002, the number was again reduced to five, so that each of the points could stand for one of the Five Pillars of Islam.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Flag of Bahrain". BBC News. Retrieved 16 June 2012. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  2. ↑ Complete Flags of the World (Dk). DK Publishing. 2014. p. 186. ISBN 978-1409353713.
  3. 1 2 Historical flags of Bahrain at Flags of the World
  4. ↑ Bahrain at Flags of the World
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