Mughar (Israel)

Local Council of Mughar, Mo'atza Mekomit Mughar, Majles El-Mughar El-Mahaly, also known as Maghar

Last modified: 2024-11-30 by martin karner
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image by Dov Gutterman | 2:3 Coat-of-arms adopted 16th October 1969

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• Kinnereth Subdistrict
• Northern District
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• Israel

Description

Local Council Mughar (usually known as Maghar or El-Maghar – meaning cave) is named after the many caves on the sloops of Mount Hazon. It is situated on the south slopes of Mount Hazon, 9 kms south-east of Karmiel with 18'200 inh. (2003), 57% Druze, 23% Christian, 20% Moslems.
In the past the inhabitants were famous in their olives and in production of olive oil (hence the olive tree in the emblem).
Founded about 600 years ago, and a Local Council since 1956.
Sources: letter from the Local Council, desk flag, www.mapa.co.il [retrieved]
Dov Gutterman, 12 September 2001 and 23 April 2005

I visited Maghar yesterday. The flag is indeed green emblem on white. The inscriptions are above (Hebrew) and below (Arabic) the emblem.
Dov Gutterman, 23 March 2005

Coat of Arms

image located by Martin Karner
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