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Nahariyya (Israel)

Iriyat Nahariyya, Municipality of Nahariyya

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It seems that the Municipality changed its CoA and flag at least since September, 2019. The new logo features the CoA's silhouette in bold white towards the hoist in the middle, and features the Municipality's name on the left in blue in English and on the right the slogan "The freedom to grow" (החופש לגדול) in white in Hebrew; and below other additions in multiple colors. Hebrew city name in white.
Esteban Rivera, 5 April 2026

From Hebrew Wikipedia:

As part of the design of the new logo, the city council approached the Academy of the Hebrew Language to confirm the correct vocalisation of the city's name, Nāhariyā, and the new logo was designed on the basis of this vocalisation. The word "city council" was removed from the logo in order to "put the city at the centre", and the city's name in English was added.

The central motif of the logo is the city's name in white on a blue background – the colours of the State of Israel – with the blue symbolising the open sea, intended to represent the city's sense of freedom and its history as a holiday resort. The logo is not geometrically defined, in order to represent the sense of freedom in the city. Above the city's name appears the city's motto, "The Freedom to Grow", alongside its name in English. The vowel points in the city's name appear in different shapes and colours, symbolising the city's characteristics:

A yellow shva – symbolises the sun in the city.
An orange chirik – symbolises a parasol, as used on the city's beaches.
A green kamatz – symbolises the city's green parks.
A blue, elongated wave-shaped opening beneath the letters N and H, and a strong blue dagesh – symbolising the ocean waves near the city and the Ga'aton.

These colours are those featured in the city's coat of arms, and were also used as the background colours for the city's flags. To the left of the city's name, the city's coat of arms itself also appears in small letters.
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Former Flag
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Coat of Arms

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Former Flag

image by Dov Gutterman | 2:3

Coat-of-arms adopted 19th May 1966

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The city of Nahariyya, 25 km north of Haifa uses as flag a blue logo on many different backgrounds. The one on the city hall is yellow but there are also white, orange, green and blue.
Dov Gutterman, 15 April/15 May 1999

Nahariyya (meaning river of God) is situated on the sea coast (northmost seashore town in Israel) between Acre and the Lebanese border. Est. in 1935 and named after the Ga'aton 'river' that crosses its main street – a very small river.
The municipal emblem was published in the official gazette (Rashumot), YP 1795, 13 January 1972. It replaced the previous emblem of the Local Council Nahariyya, published YP 631, 30 October 1958.
Dov Gutterman, 6 September 2001

I visited Nahariyya on 17 September 2001 and I noticed that the main flags are now blue. There are still flags in other colours but on the main poles at the city entrance and at the city hall there are blue flags.
Dov Gutterman, 23 September 2001

Nahariyya now use almost only blue flags with white outlined emblem even thou that in my last visit I saw also one orange variant. Vertical flags with color emblem are also used as seen in photo at uploaded.fresh.co.il [retrieved].
Nahariyya's land was bought in 1934 by Yoseph Levi in order to establish a new community by individuals. Dr. Schiffrin, Haifa Municipal Engener suggested the name Nahariyya after the Ga'aton stream that cross it. The community was establiahed on 10 February 1935 and most of the first settlers were Jews from Germany. It became a municipality on 1 April 1961. Pop. 48'200 (2003).
Nahariyya's emblem described at the municipal site [retrieved]: "Nahariyya is situated in the heart of Historical Asher tribe's estate and the emblem of the city combines our historical roots in the Western Galilee and our resurrection in the new era.
Beside the ancient olive tree which is planted between the clods of the fertile soil, and beside of Moses blessing: "Asher – blessed of all sons", which is written in ancient Hebrew script, the water-tower is rising – the symbol of the city and the renewing Hebrew settling. A sun of a new dawn sent its rays which separate between past and present, and spread a joint sky to both. The emblem was design by Ephrayim Haltrecht in 1941."
The emblem appeared on a stamp issued 18 October 1970.
The said water-tower can be seen at www.nahariya.muni.il [retrieved]. It was built in 1934 and serve today as cultural center [photo 1939 ^source].
Dov Gutterman, 27 April 2005

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Coat of Arms

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The phrase on top (in ancient Hebrew) is "Blessed be Asher above sons" (Deuteronomy 33:24).
Dov Gutterman, 13 April 2010

From Hebrew Wikipedia:

In the top right-hand corner is a sun from which rays of light extend towards the sea. A single central ray extends to the opposite edge of the shield, dividing it into two parts. On the right-hand side of the emblem is an olive tree above a ploughed field in blue, symbolising the tribe of Asher, within whose territory Nahariya lies; on the left-hand side is the town's water tower rising above the waves.

At the top of the shield is an inscription in ancient Hebrew script on a yellow background. The inscription means "Blessed among the sons of Asher" and is taken from Moses' blessings, given before his death in the Book of Deuteronomy:
And to Asher he said: Blessed among the sons of Israel, may he be pleasing to his brothers, and may his foot be dipped in oil. Iron and bronze shall be in your shoes, and your days shall be as your harvest.
– Deuteronomy, Chapter 33, Verse 24
This inscription, together with a phrase taken from Jacob's blessing to his sons in the Book of Genesis:
Asher's bread shall be rich, and he shall provide the delicacies of a king.
– Book of Genesis, Chapter 49, Verse 20
is the source of the tradition that the olive tree against a yellow background, the colour of oil, is the symbol of the tribe of Asher, which also appears in the city's coat of arms.
(Translated with DeepL.com)