The Al Sulaimi Flag ( ar, العلم السليمي) is an old heritage flag used historically by the

Al Bin Ali Al Bin Ali ( ar, آل بن علي) is a Sunni Arab sub-tribal confederation based in the Arab states especially in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, and the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The Al bin Ali Al Utbi Tribe, is a descendant of the Origin ...

tribe until the 1960s in

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it ...

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

, and the Eastern province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It consists of four red and three white stripes with seven red triangles facing towards the west. Flag of Kuwait Al-Sulami 1746-1871

. The current flag of

and

is derived from the Al Sulami Flag and was used by the

Al-Khalifa The House of Khalifa ( ar, آل خليفة, translit=Āl Khalīfah) is the ruling family of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Al Khalifas profess Sunni Islam and belong to the Anizah tribe, some members of this tribe joined the Utub alliance which mi ...

and Al-Sabah when they were in

in the early eighteenth century.

Al Bin Ali, a self-governed tribe with its own flag

The Al Bin Ali were a politically important group that moved backwards and forwards between Qatar and Bahrain, they were the original dominant group of Zubarah area. The Al Bin Ali were known for their courage, persistence, and abundant wealth. They were also known historical wise as being a practically independent community in Bahrain since they are not forced to pay any sort of taxes by the Rulers of Bahrain Al Khalifa, therefore they were self-governed. The Utub Al Bin Ali carry the Al-Sulami flag Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman, and Central Arabia, Geographical, Volume 1, John Gordon Lorimer, 1905 as they call it in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Eastern province in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is red and white and is distinguished with four red stripes with three white stripes with seven triangles facing the west. It was raised on their ships during wartime and in the pearl season and on special occasions such as weddings and during Eid and in the "Ardha of war".

Al Bin Ali, a self-governed tribe with its own flag

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