The Central Arava Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית הערבה התיכונה) is a Regional Council in the South District of

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. It encompasses eight settlements near the eastern border of Israel, south of the

Dead Sea The Dead Sea ( he, יַם הַמֶּלַח, ''Yam hamMelaḥ''; ar, اَلْبَحْرُ الْمَيْتُ, ''Āl-Baḥrū l-Maytū''), also known by other names, is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank ...

. All settlements are located near Route 90, which is the longest north–south road in Israel.

Settlements in the council

The Central Arava Regional Council comprises five

moshavim A moshav ( he, מוֹשָׁב, plural ', lit. ''settlement, village'') is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms settler, pioneered by the Labor Zionism, Labour ...

and three

community settlements A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, town ...

Moshavim

Ein Yahav Ein Yahav ( he, עֵין יַהַב) is a moshav in Israel. Located 100 m below sea level in the northern Arava, 12 km south of Hatzeva and between the Yahav and Nikrot streams, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Central Arava Regional ...

(עין יהב) *

Hatzeva Hatzeva ( he, חֲצֵבָה) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Arava, 12 km north of Ein Yahav, it falls under the jurisdiction of Central Arava Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Antiquity Hatzeva was ...

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Paran Paran (also Pharan or Faran) may refer to: Places * Paran, Egypt, an ancient site at the oasis of the Sinai's Wadi Feiran *Desert of Paran, a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible *Paran, East Azerbaijan, a village in Iran *Paran, Isfahan, a city ...

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Tzofar Tzofar ( he, צוֹפָר) is a moshav in southern Israel. Etymology The name derives from the nearby Tzofar stream and is also referring to one of the "friends" of Job (f.e. Job 2:11). In the Negev there are also kibbutzim with the names of th ...

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Community settlements

Ir Ovot Ir Ovot ( he, עִיר אֹבֹת ,עיר אובות, ''Ir Obot''; ''lit.'' City of Oboth) is a small village in southern Israel. Located in the northeastern Arabah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Central Arava Regional Council. It operated as ...

(עיר אובות) * Sapir (ספיר) *

Tzukim Tzukim ( he, צוּקִים, lit. ''Cliffs''), also Zukim, is a community settlement in southern Israel. Located in the Arava, 8 km south of Tzofar, it falls under jurisdiction of the Central Arava Regional Council. In it had a population o ...

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External links

Central Arava regional councîl (www.arava.co.il)
{{Authority control Regional councils in Israel 1977 establishments in Israel