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![[Local Council of Yarqa, coloured emblem (Israel)]](../images/i/il-lcyk1.gif) images by Dov Gutterman | 2:3    Emblem adopted 25 September 1969 |
![[Local Council of Yarqa, outlined emblem (Israel)]](../images/i/il-lcyk2.gif) by Dov Gutterman | 2:3 |
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Local Council Yirqa (which everybody call it Yarka) is a Druze
village in the Western Galilee, NE of Acre.
A Local Council from 1959, with 10,500 inh. In my visit there
were only the national and Druze flags at the city hall. I was
informed that an emblem on monochrome is used when needed. I made
two basic designs, one with the coloured emblem and the other
with an outlined emblem.
The municipal emblem was published in the official gazette (Rashumot),
'Publications Gazette' section (Yalkut ha'Pirsumim), YP
1554, 25 September 1969.
Dov Gutterman, 15 November 2001
Yirka was supposed to be part of the "City of Five"
(a.k.a. GYYA) that was legislated in 2003. However, strong
opposition of the locas made the decision reversed in 2004 and it
was reinstated to its former status as local council.
The Druze live in Yirka since the 11th Century. The name is
attributed to Hushai HaArqi, King David advisor, whose grave is
in this village, as well as Druze holy graves.
Source: <www.druze.org.il>.
The emblem include a flower (anemone ?) and cross swords with
Magen David which was the badge of the Druze unit in the IDF.
Dov Gutterman, 15 april 2005
At wikipedia there is a photo of the enterance to this
village. Besides the Israeli flag there is an unidentified flag.
Dov Gutterman, 25 June 2007
