Merhavim Regional Council
Encyclopedia
Merhavim Regional Council is a regional council
in the South District
of Israel
. It covers 14 moshav
im, a communal settlement
, a youth village
and an educational institution.
Regional council (Israel)
Regional 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...
in the South District
South District (Israel)
The Southern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts, and is the largest in terms of land area as well as the most sparsely populated. It covers most of the Negev desert, as well as the Arabah valley. The population of the Southern District is 1,002,400. It is 86% Jewish and 14%...
of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. It covers 14 moshav
Moshav
Moshav is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah...
im, a communal settlement
Communal settlement (Israel)
A community settlement is a type of town in Israel. While in an ordinary town anyone may buy property, in a community settlement the town's residents, who are organized in a cooperative, can veto a sale of a house or a business to an undesirable buyer....
, a youth village
Youth village
A youth village is a boarding school model first developed in Mandate Palestine in the 1930s to care for groups of children and teenagers fleeing the Nazis...
and an educational institution.
List of communities
- Moshavim
- BithaBithaBitha is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Ofakim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 675....
· EshbolEshbol-External links:* Negev Information Center...
· GilatGilatGilat is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the western Negev desert between Beersheba and Ofakim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 965.The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants from Tunisia...
· KlahimKlahimKlahim is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 307....
· MaslulMaslulMaslul is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Ofakim with an area of 8,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 380....
· Nir AkivaNir AkivaNir Akiva is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Netivot and Nir Moshe and covering 1,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 273....
· Nir MosheNir MosheNir Moshe is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev south-east of Sderot with an area of 2,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council...
· Pa'amei TashazPa'amei TashazPa'amei Tashaz Pa'amei Tashaz is located in the north-western Negev, between Netivot and Rahat. It falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 359....
· PatishPatishPatish is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Ofakim, it falls under 683.The village was established on 3 March 1950, and was named after the nearby Horvat Patish . To begin with, immigrants from Egypt were brought to settle the site. However, they refused to leave...
· PeduimPeduimPeduim is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Ofakim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 344.The moshav was established in 1950 by immigrants from Yemen...
· RanenRanenRanen is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev two kilometres north of Ofakim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 675....
· Sde TzviSde TzviSde Tzvi is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Rahat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 362.The village was established in 1953 by immigrants from North Africa...
· Talmei BiluTalmei BiluTalmei Bilu is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Netivot and Rahat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 332....
· TifrahTifrahTifrah is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev to the west of Eshel HaNasi with an area of 5,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 1,400....
- Bitha
- Communal settlement
- Mabu'imMabu'imMabu'im is a communal settlement in southern Israel. Located to the north-east of Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 1,100....
- Mabu'im
- Youth village
- Eshel HaNasiEshel HaNasiEshel HaNasi is a communal settlement and youth village in southern Israel. Located between Beersheba and Ofakim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council...
- Eshel HaNasi
- Other village (educational institution)
- Aleh NegevAleh NegevAleh Negev is a rehabilitation village for disabled children and adults in southern Israel. Located near Ofakim and covering , it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. The 25-acre village is a mutli-faceted facility designed specifically for people people over the age of 21...
- Aleh Negev