Bahrain flag

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Bahrain flag
Flag of Bahrain.svg
Vexillological symbol : National flag on land and at sea?
Aspect ratio: 3: 5
Officially accepted: February 17, 2002

The flag of the Kingdom of Bahrain consists of a vertical white stripe on the left and a red stripe on the right. Both color fields are separated by five triangles that look like a zigzag line. The color red indicates the Charidjitsche belief system, the color white indicates peace with one's neighbors. Finally, the five triangles symbolize the five pillars of Islam .

The flag of Qatar was originally identical to that of Bahrain. To avoid confusion, the fact that the red dye, which was used to color the flag, was discolored brown by the sun was used. Therefore, the flag of Qatar is now brown.

Legal requirements

The flag of Bahrain on the royal plane (see Article VI)
A potter with the flag (see Article VIII)

The flags of the Kingdom and their use are set out in the Royal Decree of Law No. 4 of 2002:

  • Article I: The flag of the Kingdom of Bahrain is rectangular and divided into two areas, one red and one white.
  • Article II: His Majesty the King has his own flag, for which a royal decree is yet to be published to determine its shape, dimensions and use.
  • Article III: The flag of the Kingdom of Bahrain is to be displayed at the Royal Court, on the palaces, government buildings, public institutions, embassies, Bahraini missions abroad and on Bahraini ships.
  • Article IV: Any non-Bahraini ship entering the territorial waters of the Kingdom of Bahrain must hoist and display the flag of the Kingdom until it leaves the territorial waters of the Kingdom.
  • Article V: The flag must be flown from sunrise to sunset on government buildings and public facilities on public holidays and special occasions.
  • Article VI: The flag of the Kingdom of Bahrain may not be displayed on vehicles, with the exception of official vehicles for protocol purposes.
  • Article VII: In the case of national mourning , the flag is raised at half-mast.
  • Article VIII: The flag of the Kingdom of Bahrain may not be used for commercial purposes.
  • Article IX: Any other use not listed in this law may result in a penalty of up to one month in prison and a fine of up to 100 Bahraini dinars .
  • Article X: The Prime Minister must publish the content of the decree on the provisions on the flag.
  • Article XI: The Prime Minister must enact the provisions of this law, which will be in effect from their publication in the Official Gazette.

Bahraini historical flags

The oldest flags of Bahrain were red. In 1820 the white stripe was added to represent the armistice between Bahrain and its neighbors; According to other sources, at the instigation of the Royal Navy in order to avoid confusion with the pirate flags that were red in the Arabian Sea at the time . Article III of the general treaty between the British and some Gulf states provided that “Arab friends who were friends on land and at sea should fly a red flag, with and without letters in it and with a white border”. The triangles were added later to distinguish the flag from those of its neighbors ( compare: Flag of the United Arab Emirates ). Originally the flag had more than five points. On August 19, 1972, the number of points was reduced for the first time. There are different specifications of 3: 4 and 3: 5 for the aspect ratio. In addition, a flag without prongs was still in use as a second version. On February 17, 2002, the marginally modified, today's form was introduced.

Historical flags
Flag of Bahrain (before 1820) .png National flag on land and at sea? ? before 1820 Historic flag Flag of Bahrain (1820-1932) .png National flag on land and at sea? ? 1820 to 1932 Historic flag
Flag of Bahrain (1932–1972) .svg 9:13 ? ? 1932 to 1972 National flag on land and at seaHistoric flag Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002) .svg 3: 4 ? ? 1972-2002 National flag on land and at seaHistoric flag

Flag of the king

Flag of the king

The Emir of Bahrain had been using a flag since 1932, with a narrow, white stripe at the top and bottom of the flag of the country. The changes to the number of points and the aspect ratio were also carried out on the flag of the emir, also in 2002 when Bahrain was converted to a kingdom. In addition, the flag now wears a golden crown in the jack .

source

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Smith / Neubecker: Coats of arms and flags of all nations, Munich 1980, ISBN 3-87045-183-1

Web links

Commons : Flags of Bahrain  - Collection of images, videos and audio files