The
al-Batuf Regional Council is a
regional councilRegional councils are one of the three types of local government entities found in Israel, with the other two being cities and local councils. As of 2003, there were 53 regional councils in Israel, usually responsible for governing a number of settlements spread across rural areas...
located on the southern fringe of the Bet Netofa valley North of
NazarethNazareth is the capital and largest city in the North District of Israel. Known as "the Arab capital of Israel," the population is made up predominantly of Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel...
within the
North DistrictThe Northern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included. Excluding the Golan Heights, which is 1,154 km² in area, the land total comes to...
of
IsraelIsrael officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its...
. It was formerly part Lev-ha'Galil
regional councilRegional councils are one of the three types of local government entities found in Israel, with the other two being cities and local councils. As of 2003, there were 53 regional councils in Israel, usually responsible for governing a number of settlements spread across rural areas...
until 2003 and consists of the following four rural
Israeli ArabArab citizens of Israel is a phrase used by Israeli and other government and independent agencies to refer to Israeli citizens whose cultural and/or linguistic heritage, and ethnic identity, is Arab, including members of any religious tradition other than Jewish...
villages.
- Hamaam
Hamaam , or Wadi Hamam, is a Bedouin village near the Sea of Galilee and Mount Arbel in northern Israel. It is the easternmost part of the al-Batuf Regional Council. It contains one fairly modern mosque and the trail head for the steep ascent of Mount Arbel. According to the Israel Central Bureau...
- Rumana
Rumana is an Arab village in northern Israel. Located near Nazareth, it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Batuf Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 935....
- Rumat al-Heib
Rumat al-Heib is an Bedouin village in northern Israel. Located near Nazareth in the Lower Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Batuf Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 1,600....
- Uzeir
Uzeir is an Arab-Bedouin village in northern Israel. Located near Nazareth Illit in the Lower Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Batuf Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 2,600....
The regional council is named after the al-Batuf Plain on which it is located.
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The
al-Batuf Regional Council is a
regional councilRegional councils are one of the three types of local government entities found in Israel, with the other two being cities and local councils. As of 2003, there were 53 regional councils in Israel, usually responsible for governing a number of settlements spread across rural areas...
located on the southern fringe of the Bet Netofa valley North of
NazarethNazareth is the capital and largest city in the North District of Israel. Known as "the Arab capital of Israel," the population is made up predominantly of Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel...
within the
North DistrictThe Northern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included. Excluding the Golan Heights, which is 1,154 km² in area, the land total comes to...
of
IsraelIsrael officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its...
. It was formerly part Lev-ha'Galil
regional councilRegional councils are one of the three types of local government entities found in Israel, with the other two being cities and local councils. As of 2003, there were 53 regional councils in Israel, usually responsible for governing a number of settlements spread across rural areas...
until 2003 and consists of the following four rural
Israeli ArabArab citizens of Israel is a phrase used by Israeli and other government and independent agencies to refer to Israeli citizens whose cultural and/or linguistic heritage, and ethnic identity, is Arab, including members of any religious tradition other than Jewish...
villages.
- Hamaam
Hamaam , or Wadi Hamam, is a Bedouin village near the Sea of Galilee and Mount Arbel in northern Israel. It is the easternmost part of the al-Batuf Regional Council. It contains one fairly modern mosque and the trail head for the steep ascent of Mount Arbel. According to the Israel Central Bureau...
- Rumana
Rumana is an Arab village in northern Israel. Located near Nazareth, it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Batuf Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 935....
- Rumat al-Heib
Rumat al-Heib is an Bedouin village in northern Israel. Located near Nazareth in the Lower Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Batuf Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 1,600....
- Uzeir
Uzeir is an Arab-Bedouin village in northern Israel. Located near Nazareth Illit in the Lower Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Batuf Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 2,600....
The regional council is named after the al-Batuf Plain on which it is located. According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Batuf had a population of 5,984 in 2003.