Nahal Sorek Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית נחל שורק, ''Mo'atza Azorit Nahal Sorek'') is a
regional council in the
Central 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 ...
. The
seat of the council is
Yad Binyamin
Yad Binyamin ( he, יַד בִּנְיָמִין, lit. ''Binyamin Memorial'') is a community settlement in central Israel. The seat of Nahal Sorek Regional Council, it is located adjacent to the junction of three major highways: Highway 3, Hig ...
. The council is named for the
Sorek stream.
List of communities
This regional council provides various municipal services for a few settlements within its territory:
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Hafetz Haim
Hafetz Haim (, ''lit.'' desirous of life) is a religious kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Nahal Sorek Regional Council.
In it had a population of .
History
The land on which Hafetz Haim ...
(
kibbutz)
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Bnei Re'em
Bnei Re'em ( he, בְּנֵי רְאֵ"ם, ''lit.'' Sons of Re'em) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Nahal Sorek Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Etymology
The m ...
(
moshav)
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Yesodot
Yesodot ( he, יְסוֹדוֹת, ''lit.'' Foundations) is a Haredi moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Nahal Sorek Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The village was ...
(
moshav shitufi
A moshav shitufi ( he, מושב שיתופי, lit. ''collective moshav'', pl. ''moshavim shitufiim'') is a type of cooperative Israeli village, whose organizational principles place it between the kibbutz and the moshav on the scale of cooperation ...
)
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Netzer Hazani (moshav)
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Beit Hilkia (moshav)
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Yad Binyamin
Yad Binyamin ( he, יַד בִּנְיָמִין, lit. ''Binyamin Memorial'') is a community settlement in central Israel. The seat of Nahal Sorek Regional Council, it is located adjacent to the junction of three major highways: Highway 3, Hig ...
(
community settlement
A community settlement ( he, יישוב קהילתי, ''Yishuv Kehilati'') is a type of village in Israel and the West Bank. While in an ordinary town anyone may buy property, in a community settlement the village's residents are organized in ...
)
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Ganei Tal (moshav)
References
External links
Council website
Regional councils in Israel
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