The Tamar Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית תמר, ''Mo'atza Ezorit Tamar'') is a
regional council in Israel's
Southern District, on the south and western edges of the
Dead Sea along the
Arava valley. The council was established in 1955 with the opening of lodging at
Sodom near the
Dead Sea Works
The Dead Sea Works ( he, מפעלי ים המלח, ''Mif'alei Yam HaMelakh'') is an Israeli potash plant in Sdom, on the Dead Sea coast of Israel.
History
Under the British administration, concessions from the Mandatory government were given ...
, and its jurisdiction covers an area of 1,650 km
2.
The first council head was Yehuda Almog (Kopelivitch), who had lived in the area from 1934. The present Mayor of the Tamar Regional Council is Mr. Dov Litvinoff.
The council today encompasses communal villages, agriculture, factories, tourist sites, and military and civilian installations. Tamar council has a permanent population of 2,300,
half of which is Jewish and lives in five communities, and half of which is Arab living in
unrecognized communities.
[ Israel Central Bureau of Statistics data: Tamar Regional Council includes five communities and the population includes 51.4% Jews and others and 48.6% Arab]
None of the five communities has any Arab populatio
/ref> Many people from other areas are employed both year-round and seasonally at the Dead Sea Works, the Dead Sea hotel district at Neve Zohar
Neve Zohar ( he, נְוֵה זֹהַר) is a community settlement in southern Israel. Located on the junction of Highway 31 and Highway 90 (Zohar Junction), on the shores of the Dead Sea and 23 km from Arad by road, it falls under the jurisd ...
, and numerous other tourist spots like Ein Gedi
Ein Gedi ( he, עֵין גֶּדִי, ), also spelled En Gedi, meaning "spring of the goat, kid", is an oasis, an Archaeological site, archeological site and a nature reserve in Israel, located west of the Dead Sea, near Masada and the Qu ...
and Masada
Masada ( he, מְצָדָה ', "fortress") is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa. It is located on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the D ...
. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the total population of the regional council in 2006 was 2,300.
List of settlements
*Ein Gedi
Ein Gedi ( he, עֵין גֶּדִי, ), also spelled En Gedi, meaning "spring of the goat, kid", is an oasis, an Archaeological site, archeological site and a nature reserve in Israel, located west of the Dead Sea, near Masada and the Qu ...
kibbutz
* Har Amasa (kibbutz)
* Neot HaKikar ( moshav)
* Ein Hatzeva (moshav)
* Ein Tamar (moshav)
*Neve Zohar
Neve Zohar ( he, נְוֵה זֹהַר) is a community settlement in southern Israel. Located on the junction of Highway 31 and Highway 90 (Zohar Junction), on the shores of the Dead Sea and 23 km from Arad by road, it falls under the jurisd ...
(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 ...
)
References
External links
Jordanian / Israeli Cooperation at Southern Dead Sea
MoU signed to advance sustainable development in the Southern Dead Sea Basin, article by Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME), published January 18, 2007
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Regional councils in Israel
1955 establishments in Israel