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Tamar (Israel)

Mo'atza Ezorit Tamar, Regional council of Tamar

image by Dov Gutterman | 2:3

Description
Variants

See also:

Municipal Flags (Israel)
Be'er Sheva Subdistrict (Southern District, Israel)
Israel

Other sites:

Flag at <www.marom.co.il>

Description

Regional Council of Tamar (meaning palm tree, which is common in the area) is situated in the SW shore of the Dead Sea, North Arava valley, south Juda Desert and the NE Negev region. Est. 1956 with 1,300 inh. in 6 settlements and a fieldschool. The above image is based on the desk flag of the Regional Council and there could be changes when it is used as a hoisted flag. The municipal emblem has not been published in the official gazette (Rashumot) and is thus unofficial.
Source: photo of the desk flag received from Ralph Phillips.
Dov Gutterman, 10 November 2001

Regional Council of Tamar was decreed on 24 May 1956 and it govern the communities of:
1) Ein Gedi (Kibbutz, est. 1956. Homepage at <www.ein-gedi.co.il> )
2) Ne'ot Ha'Kikar (Moshav, est. 1959)
3) Ein Gedi Field School of the Nature Presarvation Society (Fieldschool and Hostel, est. 1959).
4) Ein Hatzeva (Moshav. est. 1960)
5) Neve Zohar (Community, est. 1972)
6) Ein Tamar (Moshav, est. 1982
7) Har Amsa (Kibbutz, est. 1984).
Source: <www.ma-tamar.org.il/>.
Dov Gutterman, 8 May 2005

According the photos at the municipal website, Regional Council of Tamar got at least two variants, orange (black emblem) and yellow (green emblem). There could be more.
Dov Gutterman, 11 July 2007

Variants

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image by Dov Gutterman