The Menashe Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית מנשה, ''Mo'atza Azorit Menasheh'') is a regional council near the city of

Hadera Hadera ( he, חֲדֵרָה ) is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel, in the northern Sharon region, approximately 45 kilometers (28 miles) from the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. The city is located along 7 km (5&nb ...

, on

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 ...

's north-central

coastal plain A coastal plain is flat, low-lying land adjacent to a sea coast. A fall line commonly marks the border between a coastal plain and a piedmont area. Some of the largest coastal plains are in Alaska and the southeastern United States. The Gulf Coa ...

in the southern

Haifa District Haifa District ( he, מחוז חיפה, ''Mehoz Ḥeifa''; ar, منطقة حيفا) is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of the Districts of Israel, seven administrative districts of Israel, a ...

. It is named after the tribe of Menashe which had been allotted this region (and a much larger territory around) according to the

Book of Joshua The Book of Joshua ( he, סֵפֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ‎ ', Tiberian: ''Sēp̄er Yŏhōšūaʿ'') is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Isra ...

(17:1-10).

List of localities

This regional council provides various municipal services for the 21 communities within its territory: Kibbutzim *

Barkai Barkai ( he, בַּרְקַאי, lit=morning star) is an Israeli kibbutz in the Menashe Regional Council on the western side of Wadi Ara. In , it had a population of . History Kibbutz Barkai was founded on 10 May 1949 on land that had belonged to ...

Ein Shemer Ein Shemer is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Shomron region to the south of Route 65, about 6 km northeast of Hadera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In , it had a population of . Etymology Ein � ...

Gan Shmuel Gan Shmuel ( he, גַּן שְׁמוּאֵל, ''lit.'' Shmuel's Garden) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in Haifa District, east of Hadera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In it had a population of . The kibbu ...

* Kfar Glikson *

Lahavot Haviva Lehavot Haviva ( he, לְהֲבוֹת חֲבִיבָה, , Haviva's Flames) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the eastern Sharon plain near the Green Line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In it had a popul ...

Magal Magal ( he, מַגָּל, ''lit.'' Sickle) is a kibbutz in Israel. Located in the Wadi Ara region of the northern Sharon plain near the Green Line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In it had a population of . The k ...

Ma'anit Ma'anit () is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located just south of the town of Pardes Hanna-Karkur, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The kibbutz was established in 1942 by members o ...

* Metzer *

Mishmarot Mishmarot () is a kibbutz in northern Israel near the town of Pardes Hanna-Karkur. Located about 50 m above sea level and close to the villages Ein Shemer and Kfar Glickson, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In it ...

* Regavim Moshavim *

Ein Iron Ein Iron ( he, עֵין עִירוֹן, ''lit.'' Spring of Iron) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the eastern Sharon plain to the north-east of Hadera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In it had a population ...

* Gan HaShomron *

Kfar Pines Kfar Pines ( he, כְּפַר פִּינֶס, ''lit.'' Pines Village) is a religious moshav in northern Israel. Located to the north-east of Hadera, adjacent to Pardes Hanna-Karkur and Ein Iron, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regiona ...

* Maor * Mei Ami *

Sde Yitzhak Sde Yitzhak ( he, שְׂדֵה יִצְחָק, ''lit.'' Field of Yitzhak) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the eastern Sharon plain to the south-east of Hadera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In it had a ...

Talmei Elazar Talmei Elazar ( he, תַּלְמֵי אֶלְעָזָר, ''lit.'' Elazar Furrows or (Ridge) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the eastern Sharon plain to the north-east of Hadera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Cou ...

Arab villages * al-Arian *

Meiser Meiser ( ar, ميسر; he, מֵיסִר, also known as Shaykh Maysar or Khirbat Maysar) is an Arab village in northern Israel. Located half a kilometre west of the Green Line, north of the city of Baqa al-Gharbiyye in the triangle area of Wadi ...

Umm al-Qutuf Umm al-Qutuf ( ar, أمّ القـُطـُف; he, אֻם אל-קֻטוּף) is an Arab village in northern Israel. Located in the triangle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Pottery ...

Other villages *

Alonei Yitzhak Alonei Yitzhak ( he, אַלּוֹנֵי יִצְחָק, ''lit.'' Yitzhak Oaks) is a youth village in northern Israel. Located near Binyamina, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The vi ...

Sha'ar Menashe Sha'ar Menashe ( he, שַׁעַר מְנַשֶּׁה, ''lit.'' Menashe Gate) is a psychiatric medical centre in northern Israel. Located near Pardes Hanna-Karkur Pardes Hanna-Karkur ( he, פַּרְדֵּס חַנָּה-כַּרְכּוּר) i ...

External links

Official website
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List of localities

See also

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