Sajur (Israel)

Mo'atza Mekomit Sajur, Majles Sajur El-Mahaly, Local Council of Sajur

Last modified: 2007-07-07 by dov gutterman
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image by Dov Gutterman | 2:3 modified by Santiago Dotor Emblem adopted 12th November 1995

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• Druze People (Israel)
• Municipal Flags (Israel)
• Acre Subdistrict (Northern District, Israel)
• Israel

Description

Local Council Sajur is a Druze village situated north to Acre-Zefat road (road 85), 5 km NE to Karmi'el. 3,000 inh., a Local Council from 1992. In my visit I saw a white flag with multicoloured emblem at the city hall. The municipal emblem was published in the official gazette (Rashumot), 'Publications Gazette' section (Yalkut HaPirsumim), YP 4348, 12 November 1995.
Source: author's own observation, 11 October 2001.
Dov Gutterman, 28 October 2001

The village of Sajur was established in the 18th century and kept the name of the ancient Jewish town of Shazor. Pop: 3,400 (2003) all Druze.
Source: <www.mapa.co.il>
Dov Gutterman, 29 April 2005