Flag of Qatar
| Al-Adaam | |
| Use | National flag and ensign |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 11:28 |
| Adopted | 9 July 1971 (Slight adaptation from 1949) |
| Design | A white band on the hoist side, separated from a maroon area on the fly side by nine white triangles which act as a serrated line |
| Designed by | Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani |
The flag of Qatar (Arabic: عَلَمْ قَطَرْ) is in the ratio of 11:28. It is maroon with a broad white serrated band of nine points at the hoist. It was adopted shortly before the country declared independence from the United Kingdom on 3 September 1971 as a slight color change from an earlier flag adopted from 1949. The triangular edges represent Qatar as the 9th "reconciled emirate". The flag is similar to the flag of Bahrain, which has fewer points, a 3:5 proportion, and a red colour instead of maroon. Qatar's flag is the only national flag having a width more than twice its height.