Qatar

Dawlat al Qatar, State of Qatar

Last modified: 2003-03-15 by ivan sache
Keywords: qatar | asia | serration | zig-zag | diamonds: 10 (red) |
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by Zeljko Heimer

Flag adopted 9 July 1971, coat ot arms adopted in 1978.
Proportion: 11:28 (very often 2:3 or 3:5)
Description: Maroon flag with a white stripe at host limited by a serration (i.e. a zigzag)
Use: on land, national, civil and war flag, at sea, national, civil and war ensign.

Colour approximate specifications (as given in Album des Pavillons [pay00]):

• Maroon: Pantone 222 c / CMYK (%) C 0 - M 100 - Y 15 - K 60

On this page:

• Qatar and Bahrain flags
• History of the flag
• Flag of c. 1936

See also:

• Bahrain
• United Arab Emirates
• General Maritime Treaty of 1820
• League of Arab States

Qatar and Bahrain flags

Despite the near-villification of this flag over its individualistic approach to proportions (11:28, a reflection of a "do your own thing" view of national policy?), there is a fascinating story here.
At first glance, the Qatar flag seems remarkably similar to the flag of Bahrain. Both have the distinctive serrated margin between the white band at the hoist and the "red" fly. The proportions set them apart (Bahrain 3:5) and the colors differ, with Bahrain being a standard "British" red (they, after all, had a strong and "involved" British adviser throughout the 1930s) and Qatar the d