다문화박물관 카타르 5
Qatar’s flag consists of two colours: ‘Al Adam’ (maroon) with a broad white serrated band (nine white points or isosceles triangles) on the hoist side.
In the past, the Qatari Burda (a cloak-like garment) was red in colour. Ibin Manzor in his book titled, “The tongue of the Arabs”, stated that Qatari Burdas are “red in colour, coarse in texture and emblazoned with flags”.
Some archaeologists believe that the “Bin Ghannam” Island (40 kilometres north of Doha) was the source of the maroon-red dye used in the colouring of textiles and Qatari Burdas.
In April 1932, during Sheikh Mohammed bin Thani was the first to adopt maroon-red as the color of Qatar’s flag in a 1851.
During the reign of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani, Qatar’s flag had nine points separated by diamond-shaped rhombus on the white side and the Arabic word “Qatar” emblazoned in white in the middle.
The flag took its present shape in 1960 during the era of Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani, the ruler of Qatar at the time.
In the past, the Qatari Burda (a cloak-like garment) was red in colour. Ibin Manzor in his book titled, “The tongue of the Arabs”, stated that Qatari Burdas are “red in colour, coarse in texture and emblazoned with flags”.
Some archaeologists believe that the “Bin Ghannam” Island (40 kilometres north of Doha) was the source of the maroon-red dye used in the colouring of textiles and Qatari Burdas.
In April 1932, during Sheikh Mohammed bin Thani was the first to adopt maroon-red as the color of Qatar’s flag in a 1851.
During the reign of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani, Qatar’s flag had nine points separated by diamond-shaped rhombus on the white side and the Arabic word “Qatar” emblazoned in white in the middle.
The flag took its present shape in 1960 during the era of Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani, the ruler of Qatar at the time.
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