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Yoav Regional Council (Mo'atza Ezorit Yoav) is a regional council
Regional council (Israel)

Regional councils are one of the three types of local government entities found in Israel, with the other two being list of cities in Israel and Local council ....
 in the South District
South District (Israel)

The South District is one of Israel's Districts of Israel, 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....
 of Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East 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 relatively small area....
. It is located near the cities of Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon
Ashkelon

Ashkelon or Ashqelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Bronze Age. In the course of its history, it has been ruled by the Canaanites, the Philistines, the Babylonians, the Phoenicians, the Ancient Romes, the Muslims and the Crusaders....
. It was founded in 1952, it covers an area of 230,000 dunams, and its population is about 5,300.

The council is named after Yitzhak Dubnov, who was nicknamed "Yoav", and who fell while defending Negba
Negba

Negba is a kibbutz in the coastal plain of south-central Israel. Located near the cities of Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council....
 in the Israeli War of Independence. Operation Yoav
Operation Yoav

Operation Yoav was an Israeli military operation carried out from 15 October - 22 October, 1948 in the Negev Desert, during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War....
 and Metzudat Yoav, which is located in the council's area, are also named after him.

The council contains two parts which are not contiguous geographically.






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Yoav Regional Council (Mo'atza Ezorit Yoav) is a regional council
Regional council (Israel)

Regional councils are one of the three types of local government entities found in Israel, with the other two being list of cities in Israel and Local council ....
 in the South District
South District (Israel)

The South District is one of Israel's Districts of Israel, 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....
 of Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East 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 relatively small area....
. It is located near the cities of Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon
Ashkelon

Ashkelon or Ashqelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Bronze Age. In the course of its history, it has been ruled by the Canaanites, the Philistines, the Babylonians, the Phoenicians, the Ancient Romes, the Muslims and the Crusaders....
. It was founded in 1952, it covers an area of 230,000 dunams, and its population is about 5,300.

The council is named after Yitzhak Dubnov, who was nicknamed "Yoav", and who fell while defending Negba
Negba

Negba is a kibbutz in the coastal plain of south-central Israel. Located near the cities of Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council....
 in the Israeli War of Independence. Operation Yoav
Operation Yoav

Operation Yoav was an Israeli military operation carried out from 15 October - 22 October, 1948 in the Negev Desert, during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War....
 and Metzudat Yoav, which is located in the council's area, are also named after him.

The council contains two parts which are not contiguous geographically. The main part is bordered on the north by Nahal Sorek Regional Council
Nahal Sorek Regional Council

Nahal Sorek Regional Council is a Regional Councils in Israel in the Center District of Israel. The Seat of the council is Yad Binyamin. The council is named for the Nahal Sorek....
, on the west by Be'er Tuvia Regional Council
Be'er Tuvia Regional Council

The Be'er Tuvia Regional Council , is a regional council in the southern Israeli Coastal Plain region in Israel.It borders Yoav Regional Council and Nahal Sorek Regional Council regional councils in the east; Hof Ashkelon Regional Council regional council, the Mediterranean Sea, the city of Ashdod and Gan Yavne local council in the west; G...
 and Shafir Regional Council
Shafir Regional Council

Shafir Regional Council is a List of regional councils in Israel in the South District of Israel near the city of Kiryat Gat.The council is bordered on the north by the Be'er Tuvia Regional Council, on the east by Yoav Regional Council and Kiryat Gat, on the south by Lakhish Regional Council, and on the west by Hof Ashkelon Regional Counci...
, on the south by Lakhish Regional Council
Lakhish Regional Council

Lakhish Regional Council is a regional council in the South District of Israel. It surrounds the ancient city of Lakhish and the modern city of Kiryat Gat....
 and Kiryat Gat, and on the east by Matte Yehuda Regional Council. The western portion of the council, which includes the kibbutzim Negba
Negba

Negba is a kibbutz in the coastal plain of south-central Israel. Located near the cities of Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council....
 and Sde Yoav
Sde Yoav

Sde Yoav is a kibbutz in south-central Israel. Located between the cities of Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council....
, is bordered on the north and east by Shafir Regional Council
Shafir Regional Council

Shafir Regional Council is a List of regional councils in Israel in the South District of Israel near the city of Kiryat Gat.The council is bordered on the north by the Be'er Tuvia Regional Council, on the east by Yoav Regional Council and Kiryat Gat, on the south by Lakhish Regional Council, and on the west by Hof Ashkelon Regional Counci...
, on the west by Hof Ashkelon Regional Council
Hof Ashkelon Regional Council

Hof Ashkelon Regional Council is a regional council in the South District of Israel.The council is bordered to the north by Be'er Tuvia Regional Council, to the east by the Be'er Tuvia, Lakhish Regional Council, Shafir Regional Council and Yoav Regional Councils, to the south by Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council and the Gaza Strip, and to...
, and on the west by Lakhish Regional Council
Lakhish Regional Council

Lakhish Regional Council is a regional council in the South District of Israel. It surrounds the ancient city of Lakhish and the modern city of Kiryat Gat....
.

Communities in the council

Today the council has 8 kibbutz
Kibbutz

A kibbutz is a Intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The kibbutz is a form of communal living that combines socialism and Zionism....
im, 3 moshav
Moshav

Moshav is a type of Israeli settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms settlered by the Labor Zionisms during the second aliyah ....
im, a youth village
Youth village

A youth village is a boarding school model first developed in pre-state Israel in the 1930s to care for groups of children and teenagers fleeing the Nazis....
, a communal settlement
Communal settlement (Israel)

A communal settlement in Israel is type of cooperative community that in contrast to a kibbutz or a moshav involves no economic cooperation between the residents....
, and an Arab village. The mayor of the council is Rani Traynin from Beit Nir
Beit Nir

Beit Nir is a kibbutz near Lakhish in Israel. It is under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council and is a member of the Kibbutz Movement. It has about 115 members....
. He was reelected in November 2007. The government offices are located at Re'em Junction.

Kibbutzim

  • Beit Nir
    Beit Nir

    Beit Nir is a kibbutz near Lakhish in Israel. It is under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council and is a member of the Kibbutz Movement. It has about 115 members....
  • Beit Guvrin
    Beit Guvrin (kibbutz)

    Beit Guvrin is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region, west of the Maresha, for which it is named. It belongs to Yoav Regional Council. It is about 14 km east of Kiryat Gat, the nearest city....
  • Gal On
    Gal On

    Gal On is a kibbutz in Israel's Shephelah associated with the Hashomer Hatzair movement and its Kibbutz Movement#Kibbutz Artzi settlement organisation ....
  • Gat
    Gat (kibbutz)

    Gat is a kibbutz in Israel. It belongs to Yoav Regional Council.The kibbutz is part of Kibbutz Movement and was founded in 1934. It was constructed in 1941....
  • Kfar Menachem
  • Negba
    Negba

    Negba is a kibbutz in the coastal plain of south-central Israel. Located near the cities of Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council....
  • Revadim
    Revadim

    Revadim is a kibbutz in the Israeli coastal plain in south-central Israel. It belongs to the Yoav Regional Council. It is located about five km southeast of Gedera and just east of Highway 3 ....
  • Sde Yoav
    Sde Yoav

    Sde Yoav is a kibbutz in south-central Israel. Located between the cities of Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council....


Moshavim

  • Kfar HaRif
    Kfar HaRif

    Kfar HaRif is a moshav on the border of the Shfela and the Coastal Plain in south-central Israel. It is the largest community in the Yoav Regional Council....
  • Nahla
    Nahla

    Nahala is a moshav in south-central Israel, a few kilometers north of Kiryat Gat and south of Kiryat Malakhi. It belongs to the Yoav Regional Council....
  • Sgula
    Sgula

    Sgula , also Segula, is a moshav north of Kiryat Gat in south-central Israel. It is a member of the Yoav Regional Council.Moshav Sgula was founded in 1953 by native Israelis....


Youth village

  • Kedma


Communal settlement

  • Vardon
    Vardon

    Vardon is a Communal settlement in south-central Israel north of Kiryat Gat and south of Kiryat Malakhi. It belongs to the Yoav Regional Council....


Arab village

  • al-'Azi
    Al-'Azi

    al-'Azi is an Arab citizens of Israel village just south of Kfar Menahem in south-central Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council....


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