Bahrain set the record for the world’s largest flag when it unveiled a gigantic flag in a rite behind the National Stadium in the city of Eisa.
Laura Hughes, a researcher for the Guinness Book of World Records, came from London to measure the flag.
He said he had damaged Pakistan’s record set last August.
“The flag is 169. 5 meters long and 97. 1 meters wide, covering a domain of 1,6458. 45 meters,” he said.
“The previous record, set in August across Pakistan, brought a flag of 1,6099. 44 square meters in Karachi,” he added.
The flag, which weighs 3,200 kg, was transported from China to Bahrain via DHL and will be presented via MTC-Vodafone (Bahrain) to His Majesty the King on the occasion of the 33rd National Day to be celebrated on 16 December.
It was manufactured in China through Jiaxing Maosen Flag Company and required about 13,500 meters of fabric.
He is a Bahraini journalist based in Manama.
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