The Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית מעלה יוסף, ''Mo'atza Azorit Ma'aleh Yosef'') is a
regional council in the
Upper Galilee
The Upper Galilee ( he, הגליל העליון, ''HaGalil Ha'Elyon''; ar, الجليل الأعلى, ''Al Jaleel Al A'alaa'') is a geographical-political term in use since the end of the Second Temple period. It originally referred to a mounta ...
, part of the
Northern 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 ...
, situated between the towns of
Ma'alot-Tarshiha
Ma'alot-Tarshiha ( he, מַעֲלוֹת-תַּרְשִׁיחָא; ar, معالوت ترشيحا, ''Maʻālūt Taršīḥā'') is a city in the North District in Israel, some east of Nahariya, about above sea level. The city was established in 1 ...
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,
Zionist
Zionism ( he, צִיּוֹנוּת ''Tsiyyonut'' after '' Zion'') is a nationalist movement that espouses the establishment of, and support for a homeland for the Jewish people centered in the area roughly corresponding to what is known in Je ...
pioneer of the
Second Aliyah
The Second Aliyah ( he, העלייה השנייה, ''HaAliyah HaShniya'') was an aliyah (Jewish emigration to Palestine) that took place between 1904 and 1914, during which approximately 35,000 Jews immigrated into Ottoman-ruled Palestine, mos ...
and director of the
Jewish National Fund following the
First World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
.
Geography
The council runs along the
Israel-Lebanon border. It is bounded on the west by the
Mateh Asher Regional Council and
Kafr Yasif
Kafr Yasif ( ar, كفر ياسيف, ''Kufr Yaseef''; he, כַּפְר יָסִיף) is an Arab town in the Northern District of Israel. It is located northeast of the city of Acre and adjacent to Abu Sinan and Yarka. The population of Kafr Yas ...
, on the south by the
Misgav Regional Council
The Misgav Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית משגב, ''Mo'atza Azorit Misgav'' ISO 259-3 ''Moˁaça ʔazorit Miśgabb'') is a regional council in the Galilee region in northern Israel. The regional council is home to 27,421 people, ...
, and on the east by the
Merom HaGalil Regional Council. Within its geographic area are several
Druze and other
Israeli-Arab villages.
List of settlements
The regional council provides municipal services for the populations within its territory, who live on
moshavim and in
community settlements.
Moshavim
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Avdon
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Ein Ya'akov
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Elkosh
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Even Menachem
Even Menachem ( he, אֶבֶן מְנַחֵם) 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 popula ...
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Goren
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Hosen
Hosen ( he, חֹסֶן, חוסן, ''lit.'' Strength) 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 establishe ...
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Lapidot
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Manot
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Me'ona
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Netu'a
Netu'a ( he, נְטוּעָה, ''lit.'' Planted) 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 village was established ...
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Peki'in HaHadasha
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Shomera
Shomera ( he, שׁוֹמֵרָה, ''lit.'' Guard) 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 ...
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Shtula
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Tzuriel
Tzuriel ( he, צוּרִיאֵל) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The moshav was established in 1949 on land which h ...
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Ya'ara
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Zar'it
Community settlements
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Abirim
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Gita
The Bhagavad Gita (; sa, श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता, lit=The Song by God, translit=śrīmadbhagavadgītā;), often referred to as the Gita (), is a 700- verse Hindu scripture that is part of the epic ''Mahabharata'' ( ...
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Gornot HaGalil
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Mattat
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Mitzpe Hila
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Neve Ziv
External links
Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council website(Hebrew)
Regional councils in Northern District (Israel)
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