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    Bahrain Flag

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    How to identify it

    White next to the flagpole and red on the outer half, separated by a zigzag of five white points.

    Design and construction

    Adoption and legal status
    A 2002 law changed the serrated division to five white points.

    History of the design

    The flag is red with a 3:5 proportion and five serrations, unlike Qatar’s longer maroon flag with nine serrations.

    Similar flags

    Compare the details that separate these designs.

    • Flag of Qatar
      Qatar

      Qatar is maroon, has nine white points and is much longer; Bahrain is red with five points.

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