Flag of Bahrain
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[[Image:Flag of Bahrain.svg|thumb|208px|[[Image:FIAV 111111.svg|23px]] Flag Ratio: 3:5]]
[[Image:Flag of Bahrain 1972.svg|thumb|208px|[[Image:FIAV 111111.svg|23px]] [[Image:FIAV historical.svg|23px]] The flag of Bahrain, used from 1972-2002]]
The national '''flag of [[Bahrain]]''' ({{lang-ar|'''علم البحرين'''}}) 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 is the traditional color for flags of the Persian Gulf states. The white is on the hoist side; the five points represent the five pillars of Islam.
==History==
The oldest known flags of Bahrain were plain red. In [[1820]], Bahrain signed a treaty with [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Great Britain]], and a white stripe was added to the flag to indicate the truce. In [[1932]], a serrated edge was added to distinguish the flag of Bahrain from those of its neighbors.<ref name=history>{{FOTW|id=bh_hist|title=Historical flags of Bahrain}}</ref>
The flag originally had twenty-eight white points, but this was reduced to eight in [[1972]].<ref name=history/> In [[2002]] the number of triangles was again reduced to five, so that each of the points could stand for one of the [[Five Pillars of Islam]].<ref>{{FOTW|id=bh|title=Bahrain}}</ref>
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Image:Royal Standard of Barhain.png|[[King of Bahrain|Royal Standard]]
Image:Flag of Bahrain (1932 to 1972).svg|Flag used from 1932 to 1972.
Image:Flag of Bahrain (1820-1932).png|Flag used from 1820 to 1932.
Image:Flag of Bahrain (before 1820).png|Flag used before 1820
Image:bahrain.royal.flight.b747sp-21.a9c-hmh.arp.jpg|The flag of [[Bahrain]] on the fin of the Bahrain Royal Flight [[Boeing 747SP]]
</gallery>
== References ==
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{{Arab Flags}}
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[[Category:National symbols of Bahrain]]
[[Category:National flags|Bahrain]]
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[[bs:Zastava Bahreina]]
[[ca:Bandera de Bahrain]]
[[cs:Bahrajnská vlajka]]
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[[el:Σημαία του Μπαχρέιν]]
[[es:Bandera de Bahréin]]
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[[fr:Drapeau de Bahreïn]]
[[hr:Zastava Bahreina]]
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[[it:Bandiera del Bahrain]]
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[[sk:Vlajka Bahrajnu]]
[[sr:Застава Бахреина]]
[[fi:Bahrainin lippu]]
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[[th:ธงชาติบาห์เรน]]
[[tr:Bahreyn Bayrağı]]
[[zh:巴林国旗]]