History
It is assumed that, in 1855, Shaikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani already used a flag with similar pattern and the colour red and white. The flag was officially adopted on July 9, 1971, although a nearly identical flag (only differing in proportion) had been used since 1949.
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around 1916
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around 1936
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1949 to 1971
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Flag of Qatar in front of Doha's skyline (2010)
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