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Regional Council HaGilboa is situated between Afula and Bet
She'an , on the northern side of Mount Gilboa. Est. 1949.
Pop. 21,000 in 31 settlements (first settlement in 1921). The
unofficial municipal flag is light blue with black emblem and no
inscription. The municipal emblem was published in the official
gazette (Rashumot), 'Publications Gazette' section (Yalkut
HaPirsumim), YP 631, 30 October 1958.
Sources: author's own observation, 2 October 2001.
Dov Gutterman, 13 October 2001
Mrs. Anat Mor, Regional Council spokeswoman sent me the emblem and wrote to me 30 October 2001 as follows:
Dov Gutterman, 13 November 2001
The council now have pop. of 22,000 (2003) in 33 settlements
with two more in planing.. The area is known from the bible. The
Judges Gideon and Deborah fought here and King Shaul and his son
Yehonatan were killed here.
The first settlement founded in 1921 as tent camp at Ma'ayan
Harod (Harod Spring) later to become Kibbutz Ein Harod,
followed two monthes later by Kibbutz Tel Yosef.
Most of Mount Gilboa itself is a nature reserve.
Sources: <www.hagilboa.org.il>,
<www.galil-net.org.il>.
Dov Gutterman, 15 April 2005