Local Council of Qazrin (Israel, Golan Heights)

Mo'atza Mekomit Qazrin, Local Council of Qazrin (a.k.a. Katzrin)

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Description

Local Council Qazrin (pronounced Qatzrin) is named after an ancient city whose ruins are nearby and its nickname is 'capital of the Golan'. It is situated in the centre of the Golan Heights in area that was siezed from Syria in 1967. Est. 1977. Pop. 6500. On the city hall is a white flag with yellow emblem, inscriptions above and below the emblem. Elsewhere there is also a blue flag with white emblem. The municipal emblem has not been published in the official gazette (Rashumot) and is thus unofficial.
Source: author's own observation, 2 October 2001; council website [retrieved]
Dov Gutterman, 14 October 2001

Mr. Ron Moskovic, Local Council clerk, sent me the emblem with no further information on 7 November 2001.
Dov Gutterman, 13 November 2001

The main motif of the emblem is an ancient gate of a synagogue that was built in the 6th century and was located in nearby excavations. Photos of the gate at www.qatzrin.muni.il [retrieved, picture] and www.tiuli.com [old version retrieved, picture]. More information (in Hebrew) at www.golan.org.il [retrieved].
Qazrin celebrates its 25th anniversary with a special logo designed by Ed Van-Hoyn. I don't know if the logo appeared on a flag too. The logo at www.qatzrin.muni.il [not retrievable].
Dov Gutterman, 3 May 2005

Flag Variant

image by Dov Gutterman | 2:3

Coat of Arms