Jaljulye (Israel)

Mo'atza Mekomit Jaljulye, Majles Jaljulye El-Makhaly

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• Description
• Coat of Arms

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• Petah Tikva Subdistrict
• Central Disrict
• Subnational Flags (Israel)
• Israel

Description

Local Council Jaljulya is situated 10 km NE to Petah Tikva and 4 km east to Kefar Sava. Local Council from 1954. Pop. 6000, most of them Muslims. Unofficial flag is white with municipal emblem, which has not been formally adopted.
Sources: letter from Mr. Jamil Shohana, Local Council General Manager, 23 September 2001; desk flag; this webpage [not archived].
Dov Gutterman, 10 October 2001

The origin of the name is supposed to be the ancient city of Gilgal of the Sharon (Joshua 12:23). 7000 inh. (2003).
The ruined house on the third corner of the emblem is the Khan (kind of Mamluk and Ottoman era "motel") which was built in 1320-1330 (photo at www.alternativ.co.il [not archived]).
Dov Gutterman, 12 April 2005

The municipal flag is indeed white as can be seen in the photo at www.jaljoulia.org [not archived].
Dov Gutterman, 20 June 2007

Coat of Arms

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