Bet Shean Valley Regional Council
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Valley of Springs Regional Council , known until 2008 as the Beit She'an Valley Regional Council is a regional council
in northern Israel
that encompasses most of the settlements in the Beit She'an Valley. The territory of the regional council is bounded by the Jezreel Valley
in the west, in the north by the Lower Galilee, to the east by the Jordan River, and the south by the Jordan Valley
and Samaria
n hills. About 9700 people live in the sixteen kibbutz
im, and six moshav
im located in its municipal territory. The city of Beit She'an lies in the centre of the territory, but is an independent municipality.
The regional council's offices are located on Road 7079 just east of Beit She'an.
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 northern Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
that encompasses most of the settlements in the Beit She'an Valley. The territory of the regional council is bounded by the Jezreel Valley
Jezreel Valley
-Etymology:The Jezreel Valley takes its name from the ancient city of Jezreel which was located on a low hill overlooking the southern edge of the valley, though some scholars think that the name of the city originates from the name of the clan which founded it, and whose existence is mentioned in...
in the west, in the north by the Lower Galilee, to the east by the Jordan River, and the south by the Jordan Valley
Jordan Valley (Middle East)
The Jordan Valley forms part of the larger Jordan Rift Valley. It is 120 kilometers long and 15 kilometers wide, where it runs from Lake Tiberias in the north to northern Dead Sea in the south. It runs for an additional 155 kilometer south of the Dead Sea to Aqaba, an area also known as Wadi...
and Samaria
Samaria
Samaria, or the Shomron is a term used for a mountainous region roughly corresponding to the northern part of the West Bank.- Etymology :...
n hills. About 9700 people live in the sixteen kibbutz
Kibbutz
A kibbutz is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...
im, and six 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 located in its municipal territory. The city of Beit She'an lies in the centre of the territory, but is an independent municipality.
The regional council's offices are located on Road 7079 just east of Beit She'an.
Kibbutzim
- Ein HaNatzivEin HaNatzivEin HaNatziv is a kibbutz in the Bet She'an Valley in Israel. Located about three kilometers south of the ancient city of Beit She'an, it is 130 meters below sea level. The kibbutz, a member of the Religious Kibbutz Movement, has a population of 700...
- Gesher
- HamadiaHamadiaHamadia is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley, just north of Beit She'an in northern Israel. It belongs to the Valley of Springs Regional Council.The kibbutz was first founded in 1939 as part of the Tower and stockade movement, but it was abandoned...
- Kfar Rupin
- Ma'ale GilboaMa'ale GilboaMa'ale Gilboa is a religious kibbutz located on the summit of Mount Gilboa, on the northeast end of the ridge of the Samarian hills in Israel. Located about 5 km west of Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Beit She'an Valley Regional Council...
- Maoz Haim
- MeiravMeiravMeirav or Merav is a religious kibbutz located on the downward slopes of Mount Gilboa in Israel. Located about ten kilometres southwest of Beit She'an and less than 500 metres from the Green Line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council , known until 2008 as the Beit...
- MesilotMesilotMesilot is a kibbutz in Beit She'an Valley near the city of Beit She'an in Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council.location : under mount Gilboa-History:...
- Neve EitanNeve EitanNeve Eitan is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel. Located about 1 km east of Beit She'an and 1 km west of Maoz Haim, it is under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council.-History:...
- Neve UrNeve UrNeve Ur is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel. It is named after the Biblical town of Ur Kasdim in Mesopotamia, where Abraham lived, before he left for the land of Israel . Located on the Jordan River south of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of...
- Nir DavidNir DavidNir David is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley near the city of Jenin in northern Israel. Founded on 10 December 1936 as the first of the tower and stockade settlements under the name Tel Amal, it is under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council-History:The community of Nir David...
- ReshafimReshafimReshafim is a kibbutz in northeastern Israel. Located two kilometres to the south of the town of Beit She'an in the Beit She'an Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. The kibbutz has about 270 members, 50 non-member residents, and 100 children.-History:The...
- Sde EliyahuSde EliyahuSde Eliyahu is a religious kibbutz in northern Israel. Located 5 km south of Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council.-History:...
- Sde NahumSde NahumSde Nahum is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel. Located around 4 km northwest of Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council...
- ShluhotShluhotShluhot is an Orthodox kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel. Located about three kilometres south of the city of Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council.- History :...
- Tirat ZviTirat ZviTirat Zvi is a religious kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley, ten kilometers south of the city of Beit She'an, Israel, just west of the Jordan River and the Israel-Jordan border. It falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2006, the kibbutz had a population of...
Moshavim
- Beit Yosef
- RehovRehovRehov , meaning "broad", "wide place", was an important Bronze and Iron Age city located at Tel Rehov , an archaeological site in the Jordan Valley, Israel, approximately 5 km south of Beit She'an and 3 km west of the Jordan River...
- RevayaRevayaRevaya is a moshav in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel. It belongs to the Valley of Springs Regional Council. It is located about 6 km south of Beit She'an, near Sde Trumot, west of Israel Highway 90....
- Sde TrumotSde TrumotSde Trumot is a moshav in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel. It is located about 7 km south of Beit She'an, and Israel Highway 90 passes through it...
- YardenaYardenaYardena is a moshav in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel. It is located about 8 miles north of Beit She'an, adjacent to Beit Yosef. It belongs to the Valley of Springs Regional Council....
Other
- MalkishuaMalkishuaMalkishua is a drug rehabilitation centre in the form of a village in north-eastern Israel. Located on Mount Malkishua in the Gilboa, it falls within the boundaries of Valley of Springs Regional Council. It is named after Malkishua, the son of King Saul, who fell here in the Mount of Gilboa...
(drug rehabilitationDrug rehabilitationDrug rehabilitation is a term for the processes of medical or psychotherapeutic treatment, for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and so-called street drugs such as cocaine, heroin or amphetamines...
centre) - Menahemia
- Tel Te'omimTel Te'omimTel Te'omim is a communal settlement in the Beit She'an valley in northern Israel. Located about 6 km south of Beit She'an, just east of Highway 90, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council...
(communal settlementCommunal 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....
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