词条 | Bahrain, flag of |
释义 | Bahrain, flag of Flag History ![]() national flag consisting of a red field (background) with a white, serrated strip at the hoist. The flag's width-to-length ratio is 3 to 5. The southern coast of the Persian Gulf was characterized by extensive warfare and piracy for many centuries. In 1820 the British were finally successful in enforcing peace on the local Arab states. The General Treaty of Peace signed at that time provided that those territories on friendly terms with the United Kingdom should include a white border on the plain red flags they previously had flown. Some countries, including Bahrain, reduced the white border to a narrow hoist strip of white. Red was chosen because it was the traditional colour of the Khārijite sect of Islam, which controlled that part of the Arabian Peninsula; white was a good contrasting colour. ![]() |
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