List of Qatari flags

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The following is a list of flags and banners used in Qatar.

National Flag[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
1971-Today Flag of Qatar A white band on the hoist side, separated from a maroon area on the fly side by nine white triangles which act as a serrated line.[1][2]

Air Force Flag[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
1974-Today Flag of The Qatar Emiri Air Force A light blue flag with the national flag in the canton, with the Qatar Air Force's roundel on the fly side.[3]

Historical Flags[edit]

Sasanian Empire[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
224–651 Flag of the Sasanian Empire a Lotus on a purple field, was encrusted with jewels and had trailing red, gold and purple streamers on its edges.

Under Arab Rule[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
698–750 Flag of The Umayyad Caliphate A White Field.
750–899 Flag of The Abbasid Caliphate A Simple Black Field.

Jabrids[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
1417-1520 Flag of The Jabrid Emirate A red field with a white symbol in the center and a white arabic script upwards.

Portuguese Empire[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
1520–1521 Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal White field with the royal coat of arms in the middle.
1521-1550 Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal White field with the royal coat of arms in the middle.

Ottoman Empire[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
1550–1670 Flag of The Ottoman Empire Red field with a Green Disc in the center and 3 golden crescent moons inside the disc.
1872-1916 Flag of The Ottoman Empire A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 5-pointed star.[4][5]
1916 Flag of The Ottoman Qatar A Red Field with a white border and a golden crescent moon.[6]

Omani Empire[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
1670-1783 Flag of the Imamate of Oman A White Field with The Royal Emblem in the canton.
1696–1783 Flag of the Omani Empire A White Field with red arabic script above and a red sword pointed to the right.

Under Bahrain[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
1783-1820 Flag of Bahrain A simple Red Field
1820-1860 Flag of Bahrain a red field with a white stripe off-centered towards the hoist.

Emirate of Diriyah[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
1798-1818 Flag of Diriyah A Green Field with a White Stripe on the fly and an Arabic script written in white in the center.[7][8][9]

Pre-British Qatar[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
1860-1872 Flag of Qatar A white band on the hoist side, separated from a red area on the fly side by eleven white triangles which act as a serrated line.[10]

British Qatar[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
1916-1971 Flag of The United Kingdom A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
1916–1947 Flag of British India A Red Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the Star of India emblem displayed in the fly.
1968–1971 Flag of Trucial States A Star green With Some Red Stripes.
1916–1932 Flag of Qatar A white band on the hoist side, separated from a red area on the fly side by eleven white triangles which act as a serrated line.
1932–1936 Flag of Qatar A white and maroon flag, with the boundary serrated, with diamonds inside the serrations.[11]
1936–1949 Flag of Qatar A white band on the hoist side, separated from a maroon area on the fly side by nine white triangles which act as a serrated line, 10 diamonds in each white triangle and the name of the country in arabic in the center.[12]
1949–1971 Flag of Qatar A white band on the hoist side, separated from a maroon area on the fly side by ten white triangles which act as a serrated line.[13]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ ".(28:11) عند استخدام العلم خارج المباني، داخل دولة قطر، فإنه يجب أن تكون النسبة بين طول وعرض العلم" (When using a flag outside of buildings within the State of Qatar, the ratio between the length and the width of the flag should be 11:28.) - Law No. 14 on the Flag of Qatar - Qatar Legal Portal
  2. ^ "Qatar". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  3. ^ "Armed Forces (Qatar)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  4. ^ "STRAITS Chapter 18". www.manorhouse.clara.net. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  5. ^ "STRAITS Chapter 21". www.manorhouse.clara.net. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  6. ^ "Historical Flags (Qatar)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  7. ^ "Saudi Arabia". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  8. ^ "Vexilla Mundi". www.vexilla-mundi.com. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  9. ^ "Neged". www.rbvex.it. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  10. ^ "Historical Flags (Qatar)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  11. ^ {{Cite web |title=Flags Flown by the Sheikh of Qatar. (Bahrain and Trucial Coast) |url=https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100022841761.0x000050
  12. ^ "Historical Flags (Qatar)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  13. ^ "Historical Flags (Qatar)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-11-10.