Emek Hayarden Regional Council
Encyclopedia
The Emek HaYarden Regional Council , is a regional council
in the Jordan River Valley between the Sea of Galilee
in the north and Beit She'an in the south. It was the first regional council in Israel, formed in 1949.
Most of the settlements are located on Route 90
a north-south road which traverses the council's territory parallel to the Jordan River. The offices of the council are located between Degania Alef and the Tzemah Industrial Zone.
Kibbutzim
Moshavim
Other villages
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 Jordan River Valley between the Sea of Galilee
Sea of Galilee
The Sea of Galilee, also Kinneret, Lake of Gennesaret, or Lake Tiberias , is the largest freshwater lake in Israel, and it is approximately in circumference, about long, and wide. The lake has a total area of , and a maximum depth of approximately 43 m...
in the north and Beit She'an in the south. It was the first regional council in Israel, formed in 1949.
Most of the settlements are located on 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...
a north-south road which traverses the council's territory parallel to the Jordan River. The offices of the council are located between Degania Alef and the Tzemah Industrial Zone.
List of villages
This regional council provides various municipal services for the villages within its territory:Kibbutzim
- Afikim
- AlumotAlumotAlumot is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located to the south of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 241.-History:...
- Ashdot Ya'akov MeuhadAshdot Ya'akov MeuhadAshdot Ya'akov Meuhad is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located to the south of the Sea of Galilee near the Jordanian border and covering 4,300 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 355....
- Ashdot Ya'akov IhudAshdot Ya'akov IhudAshdot Ya'akov Ihud is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located to the south of the Sea of Galilee near the Jordanian border and covering 4,200 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council...
- Beit ZeraBeit ZeraBeit Zera is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the southern shore of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 697....
- Degania Alef
- Degania BetDegania Bet-External links:*...
- Ein Gev
- GinosarGinosarGinosar , , is a kibbutz on the western banks of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. Located north of Tiberias on Highway 90, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council...
- HokukHokukHukok is a kibbutz in Israel. Located near the Sea of Galilee and the cities of Tiberias and Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council...
- Kvutzat Kinneret
- MasadaMasada, Emek HaYardenMasada is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the northern Jordan Valley near the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 296.-History:...
- Ma'aganMa'aganMa'agan is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the southern shore of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 323....
- RavidRavidIn the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the ravid is an outsider from the Positive Energy Plane.-Publication history:The ravid first appeared in second edition for the Planescape setting in Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix III .The ravid appeared in the third edition Monster...
- Sha'ar HaGolan
- Tel KatzirTel KatzirTel Katzir is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located to the south of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 202....
Moshavim
- AlmagorAlmagorAlmagor is a moshav in northern Israel. Located to the north of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 224....
- HaOn
Other villages
- KinneretKinneret, Israel-External links:*...
- Poria IllitPoria IllitPoria Illit is a communal settlement in northern Israel. Located to the south of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 673....
- Poria - Kfar AvodaPoria - Kfar AvodaPoria - Kfar Avoda is a communal settlement in northern Israel. Located to the south-east of the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 306....
- Poria - Neve OvedPoria - Neve OvedPoria - Neve Oved is a communal settlement in northern Israel. Located to the south-east of the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 896....