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I'billin (Israel)

Mo'atza Mekomit I'billin, Majles Makhaly I'billin

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[Local Council of A'eblin, orange variant (Israel)]
image by Dov Gutterman | 2:3
Coat-of-arms adopted 9th March 1995


[Local Council of A'eblin, green variant (Israel)]
image by Dov Gutterman | 2:3



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Description

Local Council I'billin (A'ebilin) is situated in the western Lower Galilee, 15 km SE of Acre and 3 km NE of Shfar'am. Local Council since 1960.
During my visit I spotted two variants of the unofficial municipal flag on the city hall, green with black emblem and orange with black emblem, both with Arabic inscription above and Hebrew inscription below the emblem. The municipal emblem was published in the official gazette (Rashumot, Yalkut ha-Pirsumim), YP 4289, 9 March 1995.
Source: author's own observation, 17 September 2001.
Dov Gutterman, 27 September 2001

I'billin is situated on the ancient Roamn road Acre-Tiberias and appear in ancient Jewish sources as "Avelim". The current village was probably established in the 18th Century. It got 11,000 inh. 55% Muslems and the rest are Christian.
Sources: <www.antiquities.org.il>, <www.cityindex.co.il>.
Dov Gutterman, 8 April 2005