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    Flag of Qatar

    Flag of Qatar
    A white band on the hoist side, separated from a larger maroon area by nine white triangles in a serrated line.
    Country
    Qatar
    Capital
    Doha
    Continent
    Asia
    Adopted
    1971
    Colours
    White, Maroon

    What does the flag of Qatar mean?

    The nine-pointed serrated edge signifies Qatar as the 9th member of the 'reconciled Emirates' of the Persian Gulf. At a ratio of 11:28, it is the only national flag that is more than twice as wide as it is high.

    Colours and what they stand for

    • White

      Peace

    • Maroon

      The bloodshed in Qatar's many wars

    History

    Adopted in 1971, the flag's maroon colour resulted from the local red dyes darkening in the sun. Before 1949, the flag was red.

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