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Local Council Beit Jann is situated on ha'Ari and Miron Mounts in the Upper Galilee, 15 km NE to Karmiel, and is probably the highest (ASL) local authority in Israel. Established in the 11th century and a Local Council since 1964. Pop: 8800, all Druze. In my visit in this beautiful mountainous village I spotted various municipal flags:
The municipal emblem was published in the official gazette (Rashumot),
'Publications Gazette' section (Yalkut ha'Pirsumim), YP
1396, 28 September 1967.
Source: author's own observation, 2 October 2001
Dov Gutterman, 24 October 2001
The first Druze arrived to Beit Jann in the 18th Century. The
origin of the name is unknown (one source suggest that it came
from Janna [Garden]). In the village there is an holy
Druze grave (Nabi Bha'a al-Din).
Sources: www.druze.org.il [retrieved],
www.mapa.co.il [old version retrieved].
Dov Gutterman, 9 April 2005