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Sedot Negev (Israel)

Mo'atza Ezorit Sedot Negev, Regional Council of Sedot Negev/Negev Fields, formerly Azzata

both imagesd by Dov Gutterman | 2:3

Emblem adopted 2nd October 1963

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Description
Desk Flag Variant

See also:

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

Description

Regional Council Azzata (meaning towards Gaza) is situated in the North Negev region, about 30-40 km NW to Be'er Sheva. Est. 1951, 6,500 inh. in 13 settlements. The Regional Council wrote me:

As far as we know we have not got an official flag, and we are using the municipal emblem printed on silk in the following shades:
a) Azure background with dark blue emblem.
b) Dark blue background with white background.
Courtesy small flags [desk flags] are with the emblem in five shades on white background.

This time no confirmation needed since beside sending me the emblem, they sent photos of the flags, showing also a vertical variant. The municipal emblem has not been published in the official gazette (Rashumot) and is thus unofficial.
Sources: letter from Mr Zion Giv'ati, Municipal co-ordinator, 14 October 2001; desk flags.
Dov Gutterman, 28 October 2001

From newspaper Arutz-7:

The Azata Regional Council has decided to change its name — because of the Gaza-related connotations its current name invokes. Gaza in Hebrew is pronounced Ah-za, and potential residents, investors, visitors and suppliers are often fearful of coming to an area named Azzata. Two alternative names will be considered: Maoz HaNegev (Fortress of the Negev), and Sdot HaNegev (Fields of the Negev). (...)

Nathan Lamm, 28 October 2001

Looks logical since Regional Council Azata has only a small area that borders Gaza strip (Kibbutz Alumim - the local authorities bordering Gaza strip are mainly Regional Council Eshkol, Regional Council Sha'ar HaNegev and Regional Council Hof Asqelon) and most of the Regional Council of Azzata area is around Municipality of Netivot.
Dov Gutterman, 29 October 2001

No more Azzata as this Regional Council officially changed its name and it is now Regional Council Sedot Negev (Negev Fields).
No change in the emblem beside the obvious change in the inscription as seen at the municipal website.
It govern the 16 communities of Shokeda, Kefar Maymon, Shuva, Shibolin, Zeru'a, Zimrat, Tekuma, Sa'ad, Bet HaGedi, Sharsheret, Yoshivya, Tushiya, Ma'agalim, Alumim, Giv'olim and Melilot.
Dov Gutterman, 7 May 2005

Vertical Variant

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image by Dov Gutterman
Emblem adopted 2nd October 1963