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Kiryat Malakhi (Israel)

Iriyat Kiryat Malakhi, Municipality of Kiryat Malakhi

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Description

Kiryat Malakhi (literally meaning town of my angel and the name of a prophet) is situated near a major road cross (Zomet A'him (meaning 'Brothers Cross' but better known by its previous Arabic name, Kastina Cross) of roads 3 (Ashkelon–Jerusalem) and 40 (main road to Be'er Sheva ), 59 km north to Be'er Sheva. It belongs to South District, Ashkelon Subdistrict. Established in 1950 as temporary new immigrants settlement named Kastina and renamed in 1952 to its current name. It appeared as Local Council in the 1993 map, but was later upgraded to rank of municipality.
I spotted unofficial flags with the emblem in natural colours on white, black emblem on yellow and blue emblem on light blue. There could be other variants too. The municipal emblem was published in the official gazette (Rashumot, Yalkut HaPirsumim), YP 792, 21 September 1960, for the then Local Council.
Sources: author's own observation, 29 September 2001.
Dov Gutterman, 13 October 2001

The name of Kiriat Malakhi was inspired by Los Angeles, California (U.S.) as tribute to its aid to Israel. Municipality since 1998.
The municipal website presents a new flag with national background, so it seems that Qiryat Mal'akhi decided to replace its multicolor flags with a new design.
Dov Gutterman, 3 May 2005/8 July 2007

♦ History of Kiryat Malakhi (k-m.org.il, Hebrew, 2009 | English translation)

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[Municipality of Qiryat Mal'akhi, white background (Israel)]
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[Municipality of Qiryat Mal'akhi, yellow background (Israel)]
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[Municipality of Qiryat Mal'akhi, blue background (Israel)]
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Coat of Arms / Logo

Since 2022


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♦ photo source (Darca School)

From Hebrew Wikipedia:

In 2022, as part of the city's 70th-anniversary celebrations and as part of a rebranding process, a vote was held amongst residents to choose a logo for the city. Three logos were presented for selection, all of which bore the motto "To dream, to aspire, to achieve".
The chosen logo features the city's coat of arms alongside multicoloured arrows that convey movement and diversity. They symbolise a connection between the past and the present, and the aspiration to move forward.
Against the backdrop of the arrows stood a family looking towards the future, flanked by Kiryat Malachi's famous water tower, buildings and natural elements. In practice, however, the image of the family looking ahead was removed from the published logo.
(Translated with DeepL.com)

Jubilee Logo (2022)


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Until 2022


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From the municipal website (in Hebrew [retrieved]):

The emblem consists of the occupations from which the settlement's first inhabitants earned their livelihood.
  • Bricks: symbolise the construction sector.
  • The flax flower: symbolises the first factory in Kiryat Malachi – the "Flax" factory.
  • Cogwheel: symbolises the industrial sector.
  • Hammer: symbolises the craft sector.
  • Scales: symbolise the commercial sector.
    The emblem is an expression of appreciation for the work of the settlement's pioneers and founders.
    (Translated with DeepL.com)