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Drom HaSharon Regional Council
The Drom HaSharon Regional Council ( he, מוֹעָצָה אֲזוֹרִית דְּרוֹם הַשָׁרוֹן, translit. ''Mo'atza Azorit Drom HaSharon'', ''lit.'' Southern Sharon Regional Council) is a regional council in the Sharon region in central Israel. Its offices are located on Highway 40 near Neve Yarak. List of settlements, moshavim, kibbutzim and villages * Adanim *Einat * Elishema * Eyal * Gan Haim * Ganei Am * Gat Rimon *Givat Hen *Givat HaShlosha *Hagor *Horshim *Kfar Ma'as *Kfar Malal *Kfar Sirkin *Magshimim * Matan *Nachshonim *Neve Yamin * Neve Yarak *Nir Eliyahu *Nirit *Ramat HaKovesh * Ramot HaShavim * Sdei Hemed *Sde Warburg *Tzofit * Tzur Natan *Yarhiv * Yarkona Twin Towns Drom HaSharon Regional Council is twinned with: * Neuwied, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional Council (Israel)
Regional councils (plural: he, מוֹעָצוֹת אֵזוֹרִיּוֹת, ''Mo'atzot Ezoriyot''https://milog.co.il/מוֹעָצוֹת_אֵזוֹרִיּוֹת / singular: he, מוֹעָצָה אֵזוֹרִית, ''Mo'atza Ezorit'') are one of the three types of Israel's local government entities, with the other two being Municipality (Israel), cities and Local council (Israel), local councils. As of 2019, there were 54 regional councils, usually responsible for governing a number of settlements spread across rural areas. Regional councils include representation of anywhere between 3 and 54 communities, usually spread over a relatively large area within geographical vicinity of each other. Each community within a regional council usually does not exceed 2,000 in population and is managed by a Local committee (Israel), local committee. This committee sends representatives to the administering regional council proportionate to their size of membership and according to an index w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Givat Hen
Givat Hen ( he, גִּבְעַת חֵ"ן, ''lit.'' HN Hill) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Ra'anana, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Givat Hen was founded in 1933 by immigrants from Lithuania, Poland and Russia and was part of the Settlement of the Thousand plan. They were later joined by immigrants from Germany. The name of the moshav is based on the initials of Hayyim Nahman Bialik (HN), and the streets are named for poems by him. Notable residents *Uri Adelman Uri Adelman ( he, אורי אדלמן; September 3, 1958 – August 5, 2004) was an Israeli writer, musician, composer, computer expert, and professor at Tel Aviv University. Biography Adelman was born and raised in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, ... References {{Drom HaSharon Regional Council Moshavim Populated places established in 1933 Populated places in Central District (Israel) 1933 establishments in Mandatory Palesti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramat HaKovesh
Ramat HaKovesh ( he, רָמַת הַכּוֹבֵשׁ, , Conqueror's heights) is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located approximately 7 kilometers north of Kfar Saba, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Before the 20th century the area formed part of the Forest of Sharon. It was an open woodland dominated by Mount Tabor Oak, which extended from Kfar Yona in the north to Ra'anana in the south. The local Arab inhabitants traditionally used the area for pasture, firewood and intermittent cultivation. The intensification of settlement and agriculture in the coastal plain during the 19th century led to deforestation and subsequent environmental degradation. The kibbutz was founded by Zionist youth from the Hashomer Hatzair and HeHalutz movements, including Jews from Wizna. A Vishnivean group of the HeHalutz movement immigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1926. They formed the nucleus of kibbutz "HaKovesh", which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nirit
Nirit ( he, נִירִית) is a community settlement in central Israel. Located near Matan and the Horshim forest, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of . Etymology Nirit was founded on January 19, 1982 Nirit and was named after an indigenous plant, Ridolfia segetum, growing nearby. It expanded twice, once in 1986–1988 and again in 2000. Until 1986 there were only 15 families in temporary buildings, and nowadays it grew to about 240 families. In 2005 a new neighborhood named Nof HaSharon was built adjacent to Nirit. This neighborhood is located just outside (east of) the Green ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nir Eliyahu
Nir Eliyahu ( he, נִיר אֵלִיָּהוּ, ''lit.'' Eliyahu's Meadow) is a kibbutz in the Sharon plain region of Israel. Located northeast of Kfar Saba, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Nir Eliyahu was established in 1950, and was named after the chief architect of the Haganah, Eliyahu Golomb. In 2005, the film "Sweet Mud" ( he, אדמה משוגעת, ''Adama Meshugat'') was filmed in Nir Eliyahu and Ruhama. Economy In 1973, the kibbutz established a factory, Plastnir, for production of flexible polyethylene for specialised films for lamination, films for automatic packaging (FFS), printed and plain collation shrink films, bags on roll, heavy duty bags, high and low density bags, shopping bags, merchandise bags and sleeves for banana growers. The films and bags are sold to major retail chains in Israel, Europe and the United States, as well as to many industrial organizations in Israel. Nir Eliya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neve Yamin
Neve Yamin ( he, נְוֵה יָמִין, ''lit.'' abode of the right (hand of God)) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Kfar Saba and covering 3,300 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was formed in 1950 by Jewish immigrants from Greece, Iraq, Libya, Persia and North Africa on the land of the Palestinian village of Kafr Saba Kafr Saba ( ar, كفر سابا), historically Capharsaba, was a Palestinian Arab village famous for its shrine dating to the Mamluk period and for a history stretching back for two millennia. The village was depopulated of its Arab residents by ..., which was depopulated in May 1948.* Its name is derived from the bible: "The right hand of God is lifted high." (Psalm 188:15).Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.46, References 1950 establishments in Israel Greek-Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nachshonim
Nahshonim ( he, נַחְשׁוֹנִים, ''lit.'' Pioneers) is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the south of the Sharon plain near Rosh HaAyin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Kibbutz Nahshonim was founded in 1949 by a group largely made up of Egyptian Jewish immigrants and refugees, The Jerusalem Post, 29 November 2007 as well as a few native Israelis. They chose the name, well aware of its roots in the biblical pioneer , who helped Moses during the Exodus from E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matan, Israel
Matan ( he, מתן, lit. ''Gift'') is a community settlement in central Israel. Located near Yarhiv and Nirit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was founded in 1993, and took its name from the Bible, specifically Proverbs 18:16: A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. Its establishment was part of Minister of Housing Ariel Sharon's 'seven stars' plan to increase Jewish settlement along the Green Line.Gabriel Schwake (2020Supply-side territoriality: reshaping a geopolitical project according to economic means''Space and Polity'' Notable residents *Yuval Diskin Yuval Diskin ( he, יובל דיסקין; born June 11, 1956) was the 12th Director of the Israeli Internal Security Service Shabak (frequently referred to in English as the "Shin Bet") from 2005 to 2011. He was appointed by Prime Minister Ariel ... References External linksOfficial website {{Drom HaSharon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magshimim
Magshimim ( he, מַגְשִׁימִים, ''lit.'' Dream fulfillers) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Yehud, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of . History During the 18th and 19th centuries, the area of Magshimim belonged to the Nahiyeh (sub-district) of Lod that encompassed the area of the present-day city of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut in the south to the present-day city of El'ad in the north, and from the foothills in the east, through the Lod Valley to the outskirts of Jaffa in the west. This area was home to thousands of inhabitants in about 20 villages, who had at their disposal tens of thousands of hectares of prime agricultural land. The moshav was founded in 1949 by demobilised IDF soldiers on land that had previously belonged to the Palestinian village of Al-'Abbasiyya, which was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. They were later joined by immigrants from Germany, Iraq and Poland Poland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kfar Sirkin
Kfar Sirkin or Kefar Syrkin ( he, כְּפַר סִירְקִין) is a moshav in central Israel. Located south-east of Petah Tikva, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Kfar Sirkin was founded in 1933 and was named for the Zionist leader Nachman Syrkin. It served as a Jewish stronghold during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, with the Haganah using the village to fight off attacking Arab forces and to store weapons which were illegal under the British Mandate rule of the time. Today, the village is agricultural. An Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ... military base, and former RAF airfield, is located to the north-west of the village. Gallery File:KfarSirkinSynagogue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kfar Malal
Kfar Malal ( he, כְּפַר מַלָּ"ל) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Before the 20th century the area formed part of the Forest of Sharon. It was an open woodland dominated by Mount Tabor Oak, which extended from Kfar Yona in the north to Ra'anana in the south. The local Arab inhabitants traditionally used the area for pasture, firewood and intermittent cultivation. The intensification of settlement and agriculture in the coastal plain during the 19th century led to deforestation and subsequent environmental degradation. The village was established in 1911 as "Ein Hai" (lit. ''Fountain of the Living'') on privately owned land. The original name was based on the name of ruins previously located there, ''Khurbet el-Haiyeh''. In 1914 the village was renamed into Kfar Malal after Moshe Leib Lilienblum, an early leader of the Hovevei Zion mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kfar Ma'as
Kfar Ma'as ( he, כְּפַר מַעַשׂ, ''lit.'' Deed Village) is a moshav in central Israel. Located to the south of Petah Tikva on the edge of the Ono Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was formed in 1934 by the uniting of two villages, Behadraga and HaYovel. Notable residents * Natan Yonatan *Dvora Omer Dvora Omer ( he, דבורה עומר; October 9, 1932 – May 2, 2013) was an Israeli author. Biography Dvora OMER was born in 1932 in Kibbutz Ma'oz Haim in Mandatory Palestine. Gallery References {{Drom HaSharon Regional Council[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
