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April 16th, 2007, 12:18 PM
Can someone tell me the story behind the design of the Bahrain flag please?
Thank you :D
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Sorry about misspelling "Bahrain"
Thank you :D
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Sorry about misspelling "Bahrain"
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View Full Version : The Baharain Flag Imperfect Ending April 16th, 2007, 12:18 PM Can someone tell me the story behind the design of the Bahrain flag please? Thank you :D -edit- Sorry about misspelling "Bahrain" AlFaten April 16th, 2007, 05:32 PM http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/800px- The national flag of Bahrain 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. Red, the traditional color for flags of Persian Gulf states, with a white serrated band (five white points) on the hoist side; the five points represent the five pillars of Islam. The oldest known flags of Bahrain were simply red. But during the nineteenth century, a white stripe was added to indicate truces made with neighboring countries, and the serrated triangles were then added to distinguish the flag of Bahrain from that of its neighbors. The flag originally had more than five triangles, but this was modified in 2002, so that the triangles could stand for the Five Pillars of Islam. source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_bahrain Imperfect Ending April 16th, 2007, 10:05 PM Ah... Thank you very much. The flag looked really unique so I just wanted to know the story behind it. Thank you again :D Garden city April 18th, 2007, 07:04 AM Ah... Thank you very much. The flag looked really unique so I just wanted to know the story behind it. Thank you again :D Unique? i doubt its unique. Qatar also has similar flag except for the red shade which is a little more dark when compared to Bahrain's. Not sure about the number of triangles in Qatari flag. |