Yoav Regional Council
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Yoav Regional Council is a regional council
in the South District
of Israel
. It is located near the cities of Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon
. It was founded in 1952, it covers an area of 230,000 dunam
s (230 km2), and its population is about 5,300.
The council is named after Yitzhak Dubnov, who was nicknamed "Yoav", and who fell while defending Negba
in the Israeli War of Independence. Operation Yoav
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
, on the west by Be'er Tuvia Regional Council
and Shafir Regional Council
, on the south by Lakhish Regional Council
and Kiryat Gat, and on the east by Matte Yehuda Regional Council. The western portion of the council, which includes the kibbutzim Negba
and Sde Yoav
, is bordered on the north and east by Shafir Regional Council
, on the west by Hof Ashkelon Regional Council
, and on the west by Lakhish Regional Council
.
im, 3 moshav
im, a youth village
, a communal settlement
, and an Arab village. The mayor of the council is Rani Traynin from Beit Nir
. He was reelected in November 2007. The government offices are located at Re'em Junction.
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
South District (Israel)
The Southern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts, 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. The population of the Southern District is 1,002,400. It is 86% Jewish and 14%...
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 is located near the cities of Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon
Ashkelon
Ashkelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Neolithic Age...
. It was founded in 1952, it covers an area of 230,000 dunam
Dunam
A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum, dynym, dulum was a non-SI unit of land area used in the Ottoman Empire and representing the amount of land that can be plowed in a day; its value varied from 900–2500 m²...
s (230 km2), 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 northern Negev, 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 15–22 October 1948 in the Negev Desert, during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Its goal was to drive a wedge between the Egyptian forces along the coast and the Beersheba–Hebron–Jerusalem road and ultimately to conquer the whole Negev...
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 council in the Center district of Israel. The seat of the council is Yad Binyamin. The council is named for the Sorek stream.-List of settlements:...
, on the west by Be'er Tuvia Regional Council
Be'er Tuvia Regional Council
Be'er Tuvia Regional Council , is a regional council in the southern Coastal Plain region in Israel.It borders Yoav and Nahal Sorek regional councils in the east; Hof Ashkelon regional council, the Mediterranean Sea, the city of Ashdod and Gan Yavne local council in the west; Gederot, Hevel Yavne...
and Shafir Regional Council
Shafir Regional Council
Shafir Regional Council is a regional council 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...
, 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. It was founded in 1955. Today it includes 15 moshavim and one village, as listed below. As of 2008, three new communities are being built in...
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 northern Negev, 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.-History:...
, is bordered on the north and east by Shafir Regional Council
Shafir Regional Council
Shafir Regional Council is a regional council 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...
, on the west by Hof Ashkelon Regional Council
Hof Ashkelon Regional Council
Hof Ashkelon Regional Council is a regional council in the Southern 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, Shafir and Yoav Regional Councils, to the south by Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council and the Gaza...
, 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. It was founded in 1955. Today it includes 15 moshavim and one village, as listed below. As of 2008, three new communities are being built in...
.
Communities in the council
Today the council has 8 kibbutzKibbutz
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, 3 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, a youth village
Youth village
A youth village is a boarding school model first developed in Mandate Palestine in the 1930s to care for groups of children and teenagers fleeing the Nazis...
, a communal settlement
Communal 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....
, and an Arab village. The mayor of the council is Rani Traynin from Beit Nir
Beit Nir
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. He was reelected in November 2007. The government offices are located at Re'em Junction.
Kibbutzim
- Beit NirBeit Nir-External links:* *...
- Beit GuvrinBeit Guvrin (kibbutz)Beit Guvrin is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region, west of the ancient city of Beit Guvrin, for which it is named. It belongs to Yoav Regional Council. It is about 14 km east of Kiryat Gat, the nearest city...
- Gal OnGal OnGal On is a kibbutz in Israel's southern lowlands associated with the Hashomer Hatzair movement and its Kibbutz Artzi settlement organisation . Established as part of the 1946 11 points in the Negev settlement drive, it is located approximately ten kilometers north east of Kiryat Gat and two...
- GatGat (kibbutz)Gat is a kibbutz near Kiryat Gat, Israel. It belongs to Yoav Regional Council.Kibbutz Gat was founded in 1934 by Jewish immigrants from Poland, Yugoslavia and Austria. In 1948, some of the lands of the nearby Arab village of Iraq al-Manshiyya were transferred to the kibbutz. Primor, one of...
- Kfar Menachem
- NegbaNegbaNegba is a kibbutz in the northern Negev, Israel. Located near the cities of Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council...
- RevadimRevadimRevadim is a kibbutz in Israel on the southern coastal plain. It is under the administration of the Yoav Regional Council and affiliated with the Hashomer Hatza'ir movement.-History:...
- Sde YoavSde YoavSde 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.-History:...