Coat of arms of Qatar
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Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
show two crossed white bent swords in a yellow circle. Between the swords there is a sailing ship (dhow) sailing on blue and white waves beside an island with two palm trees. The circle is surrounded by a round doughnut-shaped object, which is divided horizontally. In the white section the name of the state of Qatar is written in maroon Kufi writing and in the brown section, the English translation (State OF Qatar) is written in white writing. The coat of arms is sometimes shown without the English translation, the middle circle is occasionally yellow and the bent swords are sometimes brown (instead of white).
The current version was introduced in 1976 and replaced another one, which was used since 1966, and consisted of two bent swords, one pearl shell and two palm tree-branches with the label "Qatar".
Several elements of the emblem are featured in national emblems of several Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
ern countries: the traditional Arab bent sword is also present in the coats of arms of Saudi Arabia
Coat of arms of Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Arabian national emblem was adopted in 1950. According to the Saudi Constitution it consists of two crossed swords with a palm tree in the space above and between the blades....
and Oman; the dhow is in the coat of arms of Kuwait
Coat of arms of Kuwait
The emblem of Kuwait was adopted in 1962 and it consists of the shield of the flag design in color superimposed on a golden falcon with wings displayed...
and the former coat of arms of the United Arab Emirates. The palm tree is also a national symbol of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
. The colors and the separation of the outside ring come from the flag of Qatar
Flag of Qatar
The flag of Qatar is in the ratio of 11:28. It is brown with a broad white serrated band on the hoist side.The meaning of Qatar's flag is:* The white colour reflects the internationally recognised symbol of peace...
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