Makhtoum
Its design is pattern RGRGRW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Based on Cameron; designed in 1977 for Dubai's ruler Shaikh Rashid Bin Saeed al-Maktoum and the Dubai Pipe Band.
The Makhtoum tartan is recorded as a single sett.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makhtoum | W/22 R80 G26 R10 G24 R/10 | 312 | 1977 | |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Makhtoum Regimental
Nearest tartans
The nearest NAMED TARTANS — each represented by its master sett — by ΔTartan distance from this tartan's master, which leads the table so the swatches line up against it.











Neighbour map
Every grey dot is one of 10814 named tartans (their master setts) placed by the first two principal components of the ΔTartan feature space (42% of its variance). Red is this tartan; blue dots are its nearest — click one to open its master cloth. The map is a flat projection of a many-dimensional space — how to read it.