Mateh Yehuda Regional Council
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Mateh Yehuda Regional Council is a regional council
in the Jerusalem District
of Israel
. In 2008 it was home to 36,200 people.
The name of the regional council stems from the fact that its territory was part of the land allotted to the Tribe of Judah
, according to the Bible.
, from Jerusalem to Latrun
and up to area of Beit Shemesh (Ha'ela Valley) in the South.
The settlements vary greatly in their character. There are religious, secular and mixed Jewish communities, two Arab communities, and the only mixed Arab-Jewish village in Israel - Neve Shalom. Many of the Jewish communities in the Mateh Yehuda district were established by immigrants
from India, Yemen
, Iraq, Iran and countries in Eastern Europe.
, natural water springs, historical synagogues and goat cheese farms.
-like partnerships with these municipalities: - Vantaa
, Finland - Würzburg district
, Bavaria, Germany - Nümbrecht
, Northrine Westfalia, Germany
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 Jerusalem District
Jerusalem District
The Jerusalem District is one of six administrative districts of Israel. The district capital is Jerusalem. The Jerusalem District has a land area of 652 km². The population of 910,300 is 67.8% Jewish and 30.6% Arab...
of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. In 2008 it was home to 36,200 people.
The name of the regional council stems from the fact that its territory was part of the land allotted to the Tribe of Judah
Tribe of Judah
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Judah was one of the Tribes of Israel.Following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes after about 1200 BCE, Joshua allocated the land among the twelve tribes....
, according to the Bible.
Places and communities
The regional council administers moshavim, kibbutzim, Arab villages and other rural settlements that lie to the north and south of Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highwayHighway 1 (Israel)
Highway 1 , is the main highway connecting Tel Aviv with Jerusalem.-History:The section between Latrun and Jerusalem roughly follows an ancient path connecting Jaffa and Jerusalem...
, from Jerusalem to Latrun
Latrun
Latrun is a strategic hilltop in the Ayalon Valley in Israel overlooking the road to Jerusalem. It is located 25 kilometers west of Jerusalem and 14 kilometers southeast of Ramla.-Etymology:...
and up to area of Beit Shemesh (Ha'ela Valley) in the South.
The settlements vary greatly in their character. There are religious, secular and mixed Jewish communities, two Arab communities, and the only mixed Arab-Jewish village in Israel - Neve Shalom. Many of the Jewish communities in the Mateh Yehuda district were established by immigrants
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
from India, Yemen
Yemenite Jews
Yemenite Jews are those Jews who live, or whose recent ancestors lived, in Yemen . Between June 1949 and September 1950, the overwhelming majority of Yemen's Jewish population was transported to Israel in Operation Magic Carpet...
, Iraq, Iran and countries in Eastern Europe.
List of villages
- Kibbutzim
- HarelHarel, IsraelHarel is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located near Latrun with an area of 12,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 149....
· Kiryat Anavim · Ma'ale HaHamishaMa'ale HaHamishaMa'ale Hahamisha is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Judean hills just off the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv highway, It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council...
· NahshonNahshon, IsraelNahshon is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located to the north of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 412....
· Netiv HaLamed-HehNetiv HaLamed-HehNetiv HaLamed-Heh is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Valley of Elah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council...
· Ramat RachelRamat RachelRamat Rachel is a kibbutz located south of Jerusalem in Israel, as an enclave within Jerusalem's municipal boundaries. Overlooking Bethlehem and Rachel's Tomb and situated within the Green Line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council...
· TzoraTzoraTzora is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located about 20 km from Jerusalem, near the city of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. At the beginning of 2009, the kibbutz had a total population of 800, of whom 350 were members.-History:The kibbutz derives its...
· Tzova
- Harel
- Moshavim
- Aderet · AgurAgur, IsraelAgur |Crane]]) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 351....
· AminadavAminadavAminadav is a moshav in central Israel. Located southwest of Jerusalem near Yad Kennedy, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council...
· AviezerAviezerAviezer is a small religious moshav in central Israel. Located nine kilometres south-west of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 546....
· Bar GioraBar GioraBar Giora is a moshav in the Judean Mountains. Located between Beit Shemesh and Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 414....
· Beit Zeit · Beit MeirBeit MeirBeit Meir is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located in the Jerusalem hills around nine miles from Jerusalem, just off the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 546...
· Beit NekofaBeit NekofaBeit Nekofa is a moshav in the Jerusalem District of Israel, subordinate to the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. It was founded in August 1949 by seven families that immigrated from Yugoslavia....
· Bekoa · EshtaolEshtaolEshtaol is a moshav in central Israel. Located north of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006, Eshtaol had a population of 876.-History:...
· Even SapirEven SapirEven Sapir is a moshav on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 654....
· GefenGefenGefen is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 309.The village was established in 1955 by immigrants from Morocco....
· Givat Ye'arim · Givat YeshayahuGivat YeshayahuGivat Yeshayahu is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Valley of Elah around ten kilometres south of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council...
· Kfar UriaKfar UriaKfar Uria is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 445....
· Kisalon · Luzit · Mevo BeitarMevo BeitarMevo Beitar is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located ten kilometres south-west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council...
· MataMata, IsraelMata is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 554....
· Mahsia · Mesilat ZionMesilat ZionMesilat Zion is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh with an area of 1,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 764....
· NahamNahamNaham is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 455....
· NehushaNehushaNehusha is a moshav in central Israel. Located five kilometres north-east of Beit Guvrin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 240....
· Nes HarimNes HarimNes Harim is a moshav in Israel, eight kilometers from Jerusalem. Located in the Judean foothills near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council...
· Neve IlanNeve IlanNeve Ilan is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 319...
· Neve MichaelNeve MichaelNeve Michael is a moshav in central Israel. Located to the south of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 428....
· OraOra, IsraelOra is a moshav in central Israel. Located to the south-west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 909.The moshav was established in 1950 by immigrants from Yemen....
· Ramat RazielRamat RazielRamat Raziel is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the centre of the Jerusalem corridor, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 448....
· Sdot Micha · Sho'evaSho'evaSho'eva is a moshav in central Israel. Located west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 514....
· ShoreshShoreshShoresh is a moshav shitufi in the Jerusalem Corridor, Israel, under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. Located five kilometres from Sha'ar HaGai, it covers an area of 7,500 dunams . In 2006, it had a population of 577....
· Ta'ozTa'ozTa'oz is a moshav in central Israel. Located to the north of Beit Shemesh with an area of 1,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 451....
· Tal ShaharTal ShaharTal Shahar is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Gederot , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. According to the 2009 census it had a population of 1,057....
· TarumTarumTarum is a moshav in central Israel. Located to the north of Beit Shemesh with an area of 1,800 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2009 it had a population of 568....
· Tirosh · TzafririmTzafririmTzafririm is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 307.The village was established in 1958 by immigrants from North Africa and India....
· TzelafonTzelafonTzelafon is a moshav in central Israel. Located to the north of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 571....
· Yad HaShmonaYad HaShmonaYad Hashmona , is a small moshav shitufi in central Israel, located in the Judean Mountains near Jerusalem, within the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.-History:...
· Yish'iYish'iYish'i is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 559.The village was established on 12 July 1950 by immigrants from Yemen...
· ZanoahZanoahZanoah is a moshav in central Israel, near Beit Shemesh. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 427.-History:...
· ZekhariaZekhariaZekharia is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 715....
- Aderet · Agur
- Communal settlements
- NatafNatafNataf is a communal settlement in the Judean Mountains, 12 miles west of Jerusalem, Israel. It is under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006, Nataf had a population of 387.-Geography:...
· SrigimSrigimSrigim , also known as Li On , is a communal settlement in central Israel. Located to the south of Beit Shemesh, it is one of several Israeli settlements which were established on the lands of the former Palestinian village of 'Ajjur. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional...
· Tzur HadassahTzur HadassahTzur Hadassah is a communal settlement in central Israel. Located in the Judean Hills around west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2008 it had a population of 6,100....
- Nataf
- Jewish villages
- GizoGizo, IsraelGizo is a Jewish village in central Israel. Located to the north-west of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 214....
· Motza IllitMotza IllitMotza Illit is a rural community on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 785.Motza Illit was established as a moshav in 1933 by residents of Motza....
- Gizo
- Arab villages
- Ein NaqqubaEin NaqqubaEin Naqquba is an Arab village in central Israel. Located west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 2,000....
· Ein RafaEin RafaEin Rafa is an Israeli Arab village ten kilometers west of Jerusalem, Israel. Located across Route 1 from Abu Ghosh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 865.-History:...
- Ein Naqquba
- Arab-Jewish village
- Neve Shalom
- Other settlements
- Deir RafatDeir RafatDeir Rafat is a Christian monastery and former Palestinian village in central Israel, 26 kilometers west of Jerusalem. Located to the north-west of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council....
· Ein Kerem Agricultural SchoolEin Kerem Agricultural SchoolEin Kerem Agricultural School , also known as the Ein Kerem Community Environmental School is a school and village in central Israel. Located near Ein Kerem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council...
· EitanimEitanimEitanim is a psychiatric hospital in central Israel. Located near Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had 192 patients....
· Givat ShemeshGivat ShemeshGivat Shemesh is a village and drug rehabilitation centre in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh above kibbutz Tzora and run by the organisation. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 63....
· Kfar ZoharimKfar ZoharimKfar Zoharim , officially Ramot Yehuda-Zoharim , is a village and treatment centre for drug addiction in central Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council....
· Kiryat Ye'arim Youth VillageKiryat Ye'arim Youth VillageKiryat Ye'arim Youth Village is a youth village in central Israel. Located near Kiryat Ye'arim to the north of Abu Ghosh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 242....
· YedidaYedidaYedida is a special education institute and village in central Israel. Located between Abu Ghosh and Ma'ale HaHamisha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 162....
- Deir Rafat
Tourism
The main tourist activities in the area are mountain hiking and biking. Other attractions include the Avshalom stalactites caveAvshalom Cave
Avshalom Cave , also known as Soreq Cave or Stalactites Cave , is a 5,000 sq m cave on the western side of Mt.Ye'ela, in the Judean hills, in Israel, unique for its dense concentration of stalactites....
, natural water springs, historical synagogues and goat cheese farms.
Partnerships
The regional council has sister cityTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
-like partnerships with these municipalities: - Vantaa
Vantaa
Vantaa is a city and municipality in Finland. Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo and Kauniainen make up the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.Vantaa, with its population of , is the fourth most populated city of Finland. The biggest airport in Finland, the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, is located there...
, Finland - Würzburg district
Würzburg (district)
Würzburg is a Kreis in the northwestern part of Bavaria, Germany.Neighboring districts are Main-Spessart, Schweinfurt, Kitzingen, Neustadt -Bad Windsheim, and the district Main-Tauber in Baden-Württemberg...
, Bavaria, Germany - Nümbrecht
Nümbrecht
Nümbrecht is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, in Northrhine-Westfalia, Germany. It is a health resort, known for its good climate.-Neighbouring places:North: WiehlWest: Engelskirchen NümbrechtEast: Reichshof...
, Northrine Westfalia, Germany