Flag of Bahrain 417840 214422176 2008-05-23T14:09:06Z BodhisattvaBot 6228552 robot Adding: [[sk:Vlajka Bahrajnu]] [[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 == <references /> {{Arab Flags}} {{Asia topic|Flag of|title=[[Flags of Asia]]}} {{nationalflags}}<!-- to edit this table, go to [[Template:Nationalflags]] --> [[Category:National symbols of Bahrain]] [[Category:National flags|Bahrain]] {{flag-stub}} {{Bahrain-stub}} [[ar:علم البحرين]] [[bn:বাহরাইনের জাতীয় পতাকা]] [[bs:Zastava Bahreina]] [[ca:Bandera de Bahrain]] [[cs:Bahrajnská vlajka]] [[da:Bahrains flag]] [[de:Flagge Bahrains]] [[et:Bahreini lipp]] [[el:Σημαία του Μπαχρέιν]] [[es:Bandera de Bahréin]] [[eu:Bahraingo bandera]] [[fr:Drapeau de Bahreïn]] [[hr:Zastava Bahreina]] [[bpy:বাহরাইনর ফিরালহান]] [[id:Bendera Bahrain]] [[it:Bandiera del Bahrain]] [[he:דגל בחריין]] [[lt:Bahreino vėliava]] [[hu:Bahrein zászlaja]] [[nl:Vlag van Bahrein]] [[ja:バーレーンの国旗]] [[no:Bahrains flagg]] [[nn:Det bahrainske flagget]] [[pl:Flaga Bahrajnu]] [[pt:Bandeira do Bahrein]] [[ru:Флаг Бахрейна]] [[scn:Bannera dû Bahrain]] [[sk:Vlajka Bahrajnu]] [[sr:Застава Бахреина]] [[fi:Bahrainin lippu]] [[sv:Bahrains flagga]] [[th:ธงชาติบาห์เรน]] [[tr:Bahreyn Bayrağı]] [[zh:巴林国旗]]