Emek HaYarden Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית עמק הירדן, ''Mo'atza Azorit 'Emeq HaYarden'', ''lit.'' Jordan Valley Regional Council) is a
regional council comprising much of the western shore of the
Sea of Galilee, the southern parts of its eastern shore, and the northern part of the
Jordan Valley
The Jordan Valley ( ar, غور الأردن, ''Ghor al-Urdun''; he, עֵמֶק הַיַרְדֵּן, ''Emek HaYarden'') forms part of the larger Jordan Rift Valley. Unlike most other river valleys, the term "Jordan Valley" often applies just to ...
all the way to
Beit She'an
Beit She'an ( he, בֵּית שְׁאָן '), also Beth-shean, formerly Beisan ( ar, بيسان ), is a town in the Northern District of Israel. The town lies at the Beit She'an Valley about 120 m (394 feet) below sea level.
Beit She'an is be ...
in the south.
History
Emek HaYarden Regional Council was the first regional council in Israel, established in 1949.
In Israel the northern part of the Jordan Valley is called Emeq HaYarden and was part of Israel before the 1967
Six-Day War
The Six-Day War (, ; ar, النكسة, , or ) or June War, also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states (primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan) from 5 to 10 Ju ...
; the southern part is called Bik'at HaYarden, which gives the name to
a separate regional council and was captured by Israel in 1967. The two Hebrew words ''emek'' and ''bik'a'' are practically synonymous, both "Emeq HaYarden" and "Bik'at HaYarden" meaning "Jordan Valley"; the distinction is only administrative and political.
Most of the settlements are of the
kibbutz type and are located on
Highway 90, a north–south road which traverses the council's territory parallel to the
Jordan River and along the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. 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:
Kibbutz-type settlements
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Afikim
Afikim () is an Israeli kibbutz affiliated with the Kibbutz Movement located in the Jordan Valley three kilometers from the Sea of Galilee. It is within the jurisdiction of the Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Ety ...
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Alumot
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Ashdot Ya'akov Meuhad
Ashdot Ya'akov Meuhad ( he, אַשְׁדוֹת יַעֲקֹב מְאֻחָד) 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 Eme ...
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Ashdot Ya'akov Ihud
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Beit Zera
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Degania Alef
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Degania Bet
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Ein Gev
Ein Gev ( he, עֵין גֵּב) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee near the ruins of the Greco-Roman settlement of Hippos, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In ...
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Gesher
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Ginosar
Ginosar ( he, גִּנּוֹסַר) is a kibbutz in the Plain of Ginosar on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. Located north of Tiberias on Highway 90, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In it ha ...
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Hokuk
Hukok ( he, חוּקוֹק) 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. In it had a population of .
History
In 1945, the Huk ...
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Kvutzat Kinneret
Kvutzat Kinneret ( he, קְבוּצַת כִּנֶּרֶת), also known as Kibbutz Kinneret, is a kibbutz in northern Israel. The settlement group ('' kvutza'') was established in 1913, and moved from the Kinneret training farm to the permanent lo ...
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Masada
Masada ( he, מְצָדָה ', "fortress") is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa. It is located on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the D ...
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Ma'agan
Ma'agan ( he, מַעֲגָן, lit. "Harbour") 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 it had a population of .
History
The vill ...
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Ravid
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Sha'ar HaGolan
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Tel Katzir
Tel Katzir ( he, תֵּל קָצִיר, lit. "Harvest Hill") 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 it had a population of .
History
The ...
Community settlements
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HaOn
HaOn ( he, הָאוֹן, lit. "The Power") is a community settlement on the shore of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. Located at the foot of the Golan Heights about a twenty-minute drive from the city of Tiberias, it is part of Emek HaYard ...
, a former kibbutz
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Poria Illit
Poria Illit ( he, פּוֹרִיָּה עִלִּית, lit. "Upper Poria") is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located near the southwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Counc ...
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Poria – Kfar Avoda
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Poria – Neve Oved
Moshava-type settlement
*Moshavat
Kinneret
Moshav-type settlement
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Almagor
Almagor ( he, אַלְמָגוֹר) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Korazim Plateau, to the north of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The village ...
External links
Official website
Regional councils in Northern District (Israel)
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