The Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Ma'aleh Yosef'') is a regional council in the

Upper Galilee The Upper Galilee (, ''HaGalil Ha'Elyon''; , ''Al Jaleel Al A'alaa'') is a geographical region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon. Part of the larger Galilee region, it is characterized by its higher elevations and mountainous terra ...

, part of the Northern District of

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, situated between the towns of

Ma'alot-Tarshiha Ma'alot-Tarshiha (; ) is a city in the North District, Israel, North District in Israel, about east of Nahariya, and about Above mean sea level, above sea level. The city was established in 1963 through a municipal merger of the Arab citizens of ...

and Shlomi. Its offices are located in Gornot HaGalil. The council was established in 1963, although most of its settlements were founded in the 1950s. It was named for Yosef Weiz,

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pioneer of the

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and director of the

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following the

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Geography

The council runs along the Israel-Lebanon border. It is bounded on the west by the

Mateh Asher Regional Council The Mateh Asher Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Mateh Asher'') is a regional council in the western Galilee of northern Israel. It is named after the Tribe of Asher which had been allotted the region in antiquity according to the Book of Jos ...

and Kafr Yasif, on the south by the

Misgav Regional Council The Misgav Regional Council () is a regional council (Israel), regional council in the Galilee in northern Israel. The regional council is home to 27,421 people, and comprises 35 small towns, mostly Community settlement (Israel), community settle ...

, and on the east by the

Merom HaGalil Regional Council The Merom HaGalil Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Merom HaGalil'') is a regional council in the northern Galilee of northern Israel. The regional council was established in 1950. The head of the council is Shlomo Levi. List of settlements Th ...

. Within its geographic area are several

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and other Israeli-Arab villages.

List of settlements

The regional council provides municipal services for the populations within its territory, who live on

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im and in

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Moshavim

* Avdon *

Ein Ya'akov Ein Ya'akov () is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established on 15 October 1950 by aliyah, immigr ...

* Elkosh *

Even Menachem Even Menachem () is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Western Galilee, about six kilometers northwest of Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The mosha ...

Goren Goren () is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Western Galilee near Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was established in 1950 by immigra ...

Hosen Hosen () is a moshav in northern Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-wes ...

Lapidot Lapidot () is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Karmiel and Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was established in 1978 by residents of other ...

* Manot *

Me'ona Me'ona () is a moshav in northern Israel. Located between Ma'alot-Tarshiha and Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established in 1949 by Jewish exodus f ...

* Netu'a * Peki'in HaHadasha *

Shomera Shomera () is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was established in 1949 by Jewish immigrants from Hu ...

Shtula Shtula () is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Moshav Shtula was established in 1967 as par ...

* Tzuriel * Ya'ara *

Zar'it Zar'it () is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Zar'it is located on the land of the depopul ...

Community settlements

* Abirim *

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* Gornot HaGalil *

Mattat Mattat () is a small community settlement in northern Israel. Located near the Lebanese Border between the cities of Ma'alot-Tarshiha and Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . Hist ...

* Mitzpe Hila * Neve Ziv

External links

Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council website
(Hebrew) Regional councils in Northern District (Israel) {{Israel-geo-stub