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The flag of Bahrain (Arabic: عَلَم الْبَحرَيْن) 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. The five white triangles symbolize the five pillars of Islam , the red on the flag represents the blood of the martyrs and the battles of Bahrain , and the ...
The national symbols of Bahrain are official and unofficial flags, icons or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative or otherwise characteristic of Bahrain and of its culture. Symbol [ edit ]
Flag of Bahrain: A simple red field 1820–1861: Flag of Bahrain: A red field with a white stripe off-centered towards the hoist. Post-British rule 1971–1972: Flag of Bahrain: A white field on the hoist side separated from a larger red field on the fly by twenty-eight white triangles in the form of a zigzag pattern. 1972–2002: Flag of Bahrain
A national symbol is a manifestation of a nation or community, serving as a representation of their identity and values. National symbols may be not only applied to sovereign states but also nations and countries in a state of colonial or other forms of dependence , federal integration , or even ethnocultural communities that identify as a ...
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Vexillology (/ ˌ v ɛ k s ɪ ˈ l ɒ l ə dʒ i / VEK-sih-LOL-ə-jee) is the study of the history, symbolism and usage of flags or, by extension, any interest in flags in general. [1] A person who studies flags is a vexillologist, one who designs flags is a vexillographer, and the art of designing flags is called vexillography. One who is a ...
A coat of arms or simple heraldic symbol. Canton. Main article: Canton (flag) Any quarter of a flag, but commonly means the upper hoist quarter, such as the field of stars in the flag of the United States or the Union Jack in the Australian Flag. Charge A figure or symbol appearing in the field of a flag. Emblem A device often used as a charge ...
Bahrain is the dual form of Arabic word Bahr (meaning literally "sea"), so al-Bahrayn originally means literally "the two seas".However, the name has been lexicalised as a feminine proper noun and does not follow the grammatical rules for duals; thus its form is always Bahrayn and never Bahrān, the expected nominative form.