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Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council
Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Bik'at HaYarden'', ''lit.'' Jordan Valley Regional Council), also Aravot HaYarden (''lit.'' Jordan Plains), is a regional council covering 21 Israeli settlements in the Jordan Valley in the West Bank. The municipal territory of the council reaches from Mehola in the north, near the Beit She'an Valley, to Jericho in the south. Most of the settlements are located on the two major north-south roads traversing the council's territory. The Allon Road on the west and Highway 90 on the east. The town of Ma'ale Efraim, a local council, is located within the regional council's borders, but constitutes an independent municipality. The regional council offices are located at the Shlomtzion regional centre. As of 2023, David Elhayani is the head of the council. List of villages This regional council provides various municipal services for the villages within its territory: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional Council (Israel)
Regional councils (plural: , ''Mo'atzot Ezoriyot'' / singular: , ''Mo'atza Ezorit'') are one of the three types of Israel's Local government in Israel, local government entities, with the other two being City council (Israel), cities and Local council (Israel), local councils. As of 2019, there were 54 regional councils, usually responsible for governing a number of settlements spread across rural areas. Regional councils include representation of anywhere between 3 and 54 communities, usually spread over a relatively large area within geographical vicinity of each other. Each community within a regional council usually does not exceed 2,000 in population and is managed by a Local committee (Israel), local committee. This committee sends representatives to the administering regional council proportionate to their size of membership and according to an index which is fixed before each election. Those settlements without an administrative council do not send any representatives to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gitit, Bik'at HaYarden
Gitit () is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a moshav.Gitit Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council Located in the Jordan Valley with an area of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. History According to < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadmot Mehola
Shadmot Mehola () is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a national-religious moshav shitufi.Shadmot Mehola Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council Located in the , it falls under the jurisdiction of . In it had a population of . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotem, Bik'at HaYarden
Rotem () is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the northern Jordan River, Jordan River Valley along the Allon Road south-west of Shadmot Mehola,Rotem Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of . The international community considers Israeli settlements to be International law and Israeli settlements, illegal under international law, although Israel disputes this. History Rotem was first established as a pioneer Nahal military outpost and later abandoned. Several failed attempts were made to try a reestablish either a military or civilian presence at the site. The current initiative was established in 2001. The village prides itself on being a joint non-Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox and Ort ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ro'i
Ro'i () is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. History The village was established in September 1976 as a Nahal settlement, and was converted to a civilian moshav two years later. Its name is an acronym for Ramat Uzi Yairi, a former commander of the IDF's Paratroopers Brigade who was killed in the Savoy Operation in 1975. Ro'i in Hebrew also means "my shepherd", a given description of God, as in Psalm 23 Psalm 23 is the 23rd psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "The Lord is my shepherd". In Latin, it is known by the incipit, "". The Book of Psalms is part of the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and ... "the Lord is my shephe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petza'el
Petza'el () is a moshav and Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the center of the Jordan Valley, 34.5 kilometers from the Green line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of . It is named for Phasael, older brother of Herod the Great, for whom he had named a city nearby in ancient times. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli and US governments dispute this. Name History During the Roman period, King Herod the Great of Judaea established a new city in the Jordan Valley north of Jericho, which he named Phasaelis (, ''Phasaēlís''), in dedication to his elder brother Phasael. Its remains were identified in the area (more at Fasayil: History and archaeology). Modern Petza'el Petza'el was established near Ma'ale Efraim in 1970 by former soldiers who were members of the Moshavim Movement. The settlement was initially admini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Na'omi
Na'ama () is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank.Na'omi Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council Located in the Jordan Valley three kilometres north of Hisham's Palace, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of .. Na'ama was temporarily formally renamed Na'omi for several years, after which the name Na'ama was officially restored. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Na'aran (Israeli Settlement)
Na'aran (), formerly known as Niran (נִירָן) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the West Bank. Located in Area C of the Jordan Valley near Jericho,Niran Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council it falls under the jurisdiction of . In it had a population of . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. Etymology The settlement was originally named ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netiv HaGdud
Netiv HaGdud () is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the West Bank.Netiv HaGdud Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council Located in the Jordan Valley around twenty kilometres north of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mevo'ot Yericho
Mevo'ot Yericho (, ''lit.'' Doorway to Jericho), founded in 1999, is an Israeli settlement and a community settlement located in the West Bank's southern Jordan Valley just north of Jericho, in the Yitav Valley. The site is 150m below sea level. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. On 15 September 2019 the Israeli government officially approved the establishment of the settlement, making it the sixth new official settlement since the Oslo accords. History Founded as a station for agricultural experiments known as ''Havat HaIklum'' (lit. "The acclimatization farm"), Mevo'ot Yericho became a farming community in 2000. Over the years more families joined and many of them are not involved in agriculture. The total number of families has gone up from a single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mekhora
Mekhora () is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank organized as a moshav. It was built on lands confiscated by the Israel Defense Forces from the Palestinian villages of Al-Jiftlik, Beit Dajan and Beit Furik. Located in the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. History According to ARIJ, in 1980 Israel confiscated 438 dunams of land from the Palestinian villages of Al-Jiftlik,Al Jiftlik Village Profile p. 17, ARIJ Beit Dajan [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masua
Masua (, ''lit.'' Torch, ), also transliterated as Massu'a, is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley, with an area of 6,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli and US governments dispute this. History The village was established in 1969 as a Nahal settlement, and was converted to a civilian moshav by a HaOved HaTzioni gar'in five years later. According to ARIJ, Israel has confiscated 2,209 dunams of land from the Palestinian village of Al-Jiftlik in order to construct Masua. Sartava Nature Reserve Four kilometers west-southwest of Masua is the Sartava Nature Reserve, named in tribute to a mountain from which, in Mishnaic times, Jews would relay signals via torch to indicate that a new month had been proclaimed. The su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
