Central Arava Regional Council
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The Central Arava Regional Council is a Regional Council
in the South District of Israel
.
It encompasses 7 or 8 settlements near the eastern border of Israel, south of the Dead Sea
. All settlements are located near Route 90
, which is the longest north-south road in Israel.
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 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 encompasses 7 or 8 settlements near the eastern border of Israel, south of the Dead Sea
Dead Sea
The Dead Sea , also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are below sea level, the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface. The Dead Sea is deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world...
. All settlements are located near Route 90
Route 90 (Israel)
Route 90 is the longest Israeli road, at about 480 km, and stretches from Metula and the northern border with Lebanon, along the western side of the Sea of Galilee, through the Jordan River Valley, along the western bank of the Dead Sea , through the Arabah valley, and until Eilat and the...
, which is the longest north-south road in Israel.
Settlements in the council
The following towns and villages are located in the Central Arava Regional Council:- Ein YahavEin YahavEin Yahav is a moshav in Israel. Located in the northern Arava, 12km south of Hatzeva, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Central Arava Regional Council. It is named after Ein Yahav , southwest of the moshav...
(עין יהב) - HatzevaHatzevaHatzeva is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Arava, 12 km north of Ein Yahav, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Central Arava Regional Council. It is named after the nearby Hatzeva Fortress. In 2005, it had a population of about 400. Hatzeva was originally founded in 1965 as a...
(חצבה) - IdanIdanIdan is a moshav in Arava region of southern Israel. It belongs to the Central Arava Regional Council.It was founded in 1980 by immigrants to Israel from Canada, the United States and South Africa, who organized for the effort in 1976. It is named for Idan Stream, which flows near the moshav. This...
(עידן) - Paran (פארן)
- SapirSapir, IsraelSapir is a communal settlement near Route 90 in southern Israel. It belongs to the Central Arava Regional Council. It was founded in 1978 and is named after Pinchas Sapir....
(ספיר) - TzofarTzofarTzofar is a moshav in southern Israel, near Route 90, about 120 km north of Eilat. It lies south of Sapir and north of Tzukim. It belongs to the Central Arava Regional Council. In 2005 it had a population of about 300. The name derives from the nearby Tzofar stream and is also referring to...
(צופר) - TzukimTzukimTzukim , also Zuqim, is a communal settlement in southern Israel. Located in the Arava, 8km south of Tzofar, it falls under jurisdiction of the Central Arava Regional Council. Tzukim was founded in 2001 on land vacated by the Bildad army camp. Bildad also served as a transit point for new...
(צוקים) - Hemdat Midbar (חמדת מדבר), under construction as of 2007
- Ir OvotIr OvotIr Ovot , was an agricultural cooperative in Israel 1967–1980s, located in the northeastern Negev's Arava region, and still refers to a small, group of homes near New Ein Hatzeva....
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