Yafi (Israel)

Local Council of Yafi, Mo'atza Mekomit Yafi, Majles Yafi El-Makhaly

Last modified: 2024-10-26 by martin karner
Keywords: yafi | yafa el-natzra | jaffa of nazareth | yafia'a | mo'atza mekomit yafi | majles yafi el-makhaly | bedouin |
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image by Dov Gutterman | 2:3 Emblem adopted 11 June 1970

• Description
• Coat of Arms

See also:

• Jezreel Subdistrict
• Northern District
• Subnational Flags (Israel)
• Israel

Description

Local Council Yafi (also known in Arabic as Yafa El-Natzra meaning Jaffa of Nazareth) is situated in Central Galilee, SW of Nazareth. A Local Council since 1960, with 12,500 inh. of which 70% Muslims and 30% Christians.
The flag was reported as blue with emblem but needs confirmation. The municipal emblem was published in the official gazette (Rashumot), 'Publications Gazette' section (Yalkut ha'Pirsumim), YP 1633, 11 June 1970.
Dov Gutterman, 13 November 2001

Even thou I visited it more then once, I had never seen a flag of it.
Emblem show the major income fields of the population: a spike, an hammer and a spatula.
Dov Gutterman, 21 April 2005

Coat of Arms

image located by Martin Karner
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