List of Qatari flags
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The following is a list of flags and banners used in Qatar.
National flag
Air Force flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1974-Today | Flag of The Qatar Emiri Air Force | A light blue flag with the national flag in the canton, with the Qatar Air Force's roundel on the fly side.[3] |
Historical flags
Sasanian Empire
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 224–651 | Flag of the Sasanian Empire | a Lotus on a purple field, was encrusted with jewels and had trailing red, gold and purple streamers on its edges. |
Under Arab rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 698–750 | Flag of The Umayyad Caliphate | A White Field. |
 | 750–899 | Flag of The Abbasid Caliphate | A Simple Black Field. |
Jabrids
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1417-1520 | Flag of The Jabrid Emirate | A red field, at the top Arabic text, and in the centre, an emblem. |
Portuguese Empire
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1520–1521 | Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal | White field with the royal coat of arms in the middle. |
.svg) | 1521-1550 | Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal | White field with the royal coat of arms in the middle. |
Ottoman Empire
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1550–1670 | Flag of The Ottoman Empire | Red field with a Green Disc in the center and 3 golden crescent moons inside the disc. |
.svg) | 1872-1916 | Flag of The Ottoman Empire | A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 5-pointed star.[4][5] |
.svg) | 1916 | Flag of Qatar during the Ottoman Empire | A Red Field with a white border and a golden crescent moon.[6] |
Omani Empire
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1670-1783 | Flag of the Imamate of Oman | A White Field with The Royal Emblem in the canton. |
 | 1696–1783 | Flag of the Omani Empire | A White Field with red arabic script above and a red sword pointed to the right. |
Under Bahrain
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1783-1820 | Flag of Bahrain | A simple Red Field |
.svg) | 1820-1860 | Flag of Bahrain | a red field with a white stripe off-centered towards the hoist. |
Emirate of Diriyah
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Pre-British Qatar
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1860-1872 | Flag of Qatar | A white band on the hoist side, separated from a red area on the fly side by eleven white triangles which act as a serrated line.[10] |
British Qatar
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1916-1971 | Flag of The United Kingdom | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). |
 | 1916–1947 | Flag of British India | A Red Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the Star of India emblem displayed in the fly. |
.svg) | 1968–1971 | Flag of Trucial States | A Star green With Some Red Stripes. |
| 1916–1932 | Flag of Qatar | A white band on the hoist side, separated from a red area on the fly side by eleven white triangles which act as a serrated line. |
.svg) | 1932–1936 | Flag of Qatar | A white and maroon flag, with the boundary serrated, with diamonds inside the serrations.[11] |
.svg) | 1936–1949 | Flag of Qatar | 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, 10 diamonds in each white triangle and the name of the country in arabic in the center.[12] |
.svg) | 1949–1971 | Flag of Qatar | A white band on the hoist side, separated from a maroon area on the fly side by ten white triangles which act as a serrated line.[13] |
See also
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