Drom HaSharon (Israel)

Mo'atza Ezorit Drom HaSharon, Regional Council Drom HaSharon/South Sharon

Last modified: 2026-04-04 by martin karner
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• Local Committee (Former Local Council) of Ramot HaShavim
• Petah Tikva Subdistrict
• Central Disrict
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Description

Regional Council Drom HaSharon (South Sharon) is situated in the centre of the country, unites 31 settlements with 21'000 inh. It was established in 1980. The Regional Council emblem combines three elements representing the three former Regional Councils which were merged into it:

• Yarkon: the Yarkon River
• Mif'alot Afek: Antipatris Fort
• Ha'Sharon Ha'Tikhon: citrus tree

The letter I received from the Regional Council said nothing about the flag, but in the attached brochure there is a photo showing two flags, one on orange background and the other on green background.
Sources: Letter from Leora Meller, Secretary to the Regional Council Spokesman, 31 July 2001; Regional Council brochure 1999; desk flag.
Dov Gutterman, 20 August 2001

The Regional Council was established by uniting three small former Regional Councils:

• Yarkon, named after the river;
• Mif'alot Afek (meaning Afek Plants), Afek, where Antipatris Fort and Yarkon springs are, was the start of the water pipeline plant Yarkon-Negev, hence the name, and
• HaSharon HaTi'hon (Central (lit. Mediterranean) Sharon).

Dov Gutterman, 21 August 2001

In my research of municipal flags legislation I was unable to find this emblem published in the official gazette (Rashumot).
Dov Gutterman, 4 September 2001

The city hall is at Moshav Kfar Malal and there I could check the above information is correct. I also spotted two variants: orange flag with green emblem and green flag with orange emblem. (...) Instead of the full coloured emblem, on the flags there is only an outlined one.
Source: author's own observation, 19 September 2001.
Dov Gutterman, 21 September and 1 October 2001

This Regional Council govern 7 Kibbutz's, 20 Moshav's, 3 Communities (including the former Local Council of Ramot HaShavim and one high education institute.
Official website at www.drom-hasharon.org.il [retrieved 2007], with photo of the new city hall with the orange variant.
Dov Gutterman, 13 April 2005

On the retrieved website from 2007 (2005 version not archived) a small banner photo shows the use of both the green and orange flags. – Ed.

From the communal website (31.3.2026): "The Council was established on 30 March 1980, the 13th of Nissan 5770, a union of three regional councils that operated at the time: 'The Yarkon', 'Afek's Works' and 'The Middle Sharon', and the symbol was designed while combining the three elements of those councils: the Yarkon River ('Hayarkon'), the Antipater Fortress ('Afek's Works') and the citrus fruit tree (the Middle Sharon)." (Google translation) – Ed.

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