Lakhish Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית לכיש, ''Mo'atza Azorit Lakhish'') is a regional council in the Southern 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 ...

. It surrounds the ancient city of Lakhish and the modern city of

Kiryat Gat Kiryat Gat, also spelled Qiryat Gat ( he, קִרְיַת גַּת), is a city in the Southern District of Israel. It lies south of Tel Aviv, north of Beersheba, and from Jerusalem. In it had a population of . The city hosts one of the most a ...

. It was founded in 1955. Today it includes 15

moshav A moshav ( he, מוֹשָׁב, plural ', lit. ''settlement, village'') is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 an ...

im and one village, as listed below. As of 2008, three new communities are being built in eastern Lakhish, and some old communities are being expanded. Rabbis Shabtai Ben Hayyim and Ya'akov Alkabetz serve as rabbis of the council. Red blossom in israel

List of villages

The following villages are subject to the council. All are

im except Bnei Dekalim, Eliav and Neta. *

Ahuzam Ahuzam, or Ahuzzam ( he, אֲחֻזָּם) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located around five kilometres south of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In its population was . Etymology The moshav was origina ...

* Amatzia * Bnei Dekalim * Haruv * Lakhish *

Menuha Menuha ( he, מְנוּחָה) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located to the north of Kiryat Gat and south of Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In it had a population of . History It was founded ...

* Nir Hen *

Nehora Nehora ( he, נְהוֹרָה) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located on the Israeli coastal plain, coastal plain about 5 km west Kiryat Gat in south-central Israel and just to the east of Route 352, across the road from Noga (moshav), Noga, it f ...

* Neta * Noga *

Otzem Otzem () is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was founded in 1955 by Jewish immigrants from Morocco as part of the ...

Sde David Sde David (, ''lit.'' David's Field) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was founded in 1955 by Jewish immigrants f ...

Sde Moshe Sde Moshe ( he, שְׂדֵה מֹשֶׁה, ''lit.'' Moshe Field) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish, about three kilometres east of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In it had a p ...

* Shahar *

Shekef Shekef ( he, שֶׁקֶף) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located southeast of Kiryat Gat and west of Hebron, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was founded by the H ...

Tlamim Tlamim (, ''lit.'' Furrows) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was founded in 1950 by Jewish refugees from the isl ...

Yad Natan Yad Natan ( he, יַד נָתָן, ''lit.'' Memorial for Natan) is a moshav in southern Israel in Hevel Lakhish, near the town of Kiryat Gat. It is part of the Lakhish Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Moshav Yad Natan was f ...

Zohar The ''Zohar'' ( he, , ''Zōhar'', lit. "Splendor" or "Radiance") is a foundational work in the literature of Jewish mystical thought known as Kabbalah. It is a group of books including commentary on the mystical aspects of the Torah (the five ...

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* {{Coord, 31.567, N, 34.850, E, display=title, source:cawiki Regional councils in Israel 1956 establishments in Israel