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Bnei Shimon Regional Council
The Bnei Shimon Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Bnei Shim'on'', ''lit.'' Regional Council 'Sons of Shimon'), is a regional council in the northern Negev in the south of Israel. Most of its territory lies north of Beersheba and the rest bounds Beersheba on the west and east sides as well. The eastern border of this territory straddles the Green Line. It is named after the tribe of Shimon which had been allotted this region according to the Book of Joshua (19:1-9). There are 13 communities, including seven kibbutzim, four moshavim, and two new rural towns. Four of the communities (three kibbutzim and one moshav) were established in the founding of the ' 11 points in the Negev' in 1946. The rest of the kibbutzim and moshavim were set up after the establishment of the State of Israel. Settlements Kibbutzim * Beit Kama (1949) * Dvir * Hatzerim (1946) * Kramim * Lahav * Mishmar HaNegev (1946) * Shoval (1946) * Shomria (1985/2006) - former kibbutz that was modified for set ...
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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 ...
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Kramim
Kramim () is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located around a kilometer west of Meitar, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The kibbutz was founded in 1980 by an urban society group organized by the Kibbutz Movement. Economy The kibbutz grows peaches, potatoes, carrots, garlic, peppers and wheat in collaboration with kibbutz Lahav and kibbutz Shomria Shomria () is a religious kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near Lehavim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In , it had a population of . History Shomria was first established as a Nahal settlement. In 1985, it be ..., and has recently planted olive orchards alongside its wine-grape vineyards. Kibbutz industries also operates Gan HaKramim Country Lodging and a chicken coop.Kramim
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Highway 25 (Israel)
Highway 25 is a rural highway in southern Israel. It begins northwest of Nahal Oz at the border with the Gaza Strip, and it passes through Netivot, Beersheba and Dimona. It continues southeast toward Arava Junction, where it meets Highway 90. Its length is estimated by the Israeli Department of Transportation as and 780 meters. Junctions & Interchanges Hazardous road Highway 25 was declared as a red road by the Israeli police in 2015. See also * List of highways in Israel This is a list of Israeli highways. Besides highways in Israel proper, it includes highways in the West Bank and the Golan Heights because the Israeli administration maintains them in these areas. There are 48 designated Israeli highways. Most of ... References {{coord, 31, 17, 48, N, 34, 42, 46, E, scale:500000, display=title 25 ...
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Youth Village
A youth village () is a boarding school model first developed in Mandatory Palestine in the 1930s to care for groups of children and teenagers fleeing the Nazis. Henrietta Szold and Recha Freier were the pioneers in this sphere, known as youth aliyah, creating an educational facility that was a cross between a European boarding school and a kibbutz. History The first youth village was Mikve Israel. In the 1940s and 1950s, a period of mass immigration to Israel, youth villages were an important tool in immigrant absorption. Youth villages were established during this period by the Jewish Agency, WIZO, and Na'amat. After the establishment of Israel, the Israeli Ministry of Education took over the administration of these institutions, but not their ownership. The Hadassah Neurim Youth Village, founded by Akiva Yishai, was the first vocational school for Youth Aliyah children, who had been offered only agricultural training until then. From the 1960s to the 1980s, young pe ...
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Adanim (youth Village)
Adanim Youth Village (, ''Kfar No'ar Adanim'') is a youth village in the northwestern Negev desert of southern Israel. Located close to Beit Kama, it is within the borders of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. The youth village was established in 2007 and houses a boarding school catering for around 60 pupils age 12 to 18 with mental and emotional difficulties. It is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Welfare and Social Services The Ministry of Welfare and Social Affairs () is the branch of government charged with overseeing employment and ensuring the welfare of the public in Israel and oversee the supply of services. The position is currently held by Ya'akov Margi. H .... External linksOfficial website {{Bnei Shimon Regional Council Youth villages in Israel Populated places established in 2007 Populated places in Southern District (Israel) ...
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Giv'ot Bar
Giv'ot Bar () is a community settlement in the northern Negev desert in southern Israel. Located to the south of the Bedouin city of Rahat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Giv'ot Bar was established in 2004. Initially there were problems with acquiring the land from the Bedouins living in the area, but in 2004 mobile homes were moved onto the site. The village's name was given to it due to the wheat silo A silo () is a structure for storing Bulk material handling, bulk materials. Silos are commonly used for bulk storage of grain, coal, cement, carbon black, woodchips, food products and sawdust. Three types of silos are in widespread use toda ...s in the surrounding farms and the fact that it was located in a hilly area. References External links * {{Authority control Community settlements Populated places established in 2004 Populated places in Southern District (Israel) 2004 establishments in ...
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Tidhar
Tidhar () is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev between Ofakim and Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council and covers an area of around 1,000 dunams. In it had a population of . History The moshav was established in 1953 by Moroccan immigrants and refugees. Its name is taken from the Book of Isaiah The Book of Isaiah ( ) is the first of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible and the first of the Major Prophets in the Christian Old Testament. It is identified by a superscription as the words of the 8th-century BC prophet Isaiah ben Amo ..., specifically Isaiah 41:19: I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia-tree, and the myrtle, and the oil-tree; I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane-tree, and the larch together;Isaiah 41
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Taashur
Ta'ashur () is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev between Ofakim and Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council and covers an area of around 1,200 dunams. In it had a population of . History The moshav was established in 1953 by Moroccan Jewish immigrants and refugees. Its name is taken from the Book of Isaiah, specifically Isaiah 41:19: I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia-tree, and the myrtle, and the oil-tree; I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane-tree, and the larch together;Isaiah 41
Mechon Mamre Two other nearby moshavim, Brosh (cypress) and (pl ...
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Nevatim
Nevatim () is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the northern Negev desert around south-east of Beersheba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In it had a population of . The nearest settlements are the Bedouin towns of Tel Sheva to the north and Shaqib al-Salam to the south. to the south-east lies Nevatim Airbase, named after the moshav. History Nevatim was originally established in 1946 by Jewish olim from Hungary as one of the 11 points in the Negev, its name taken from the Tanakh. In the 1948 Arab–Israeli War the surrounding area, including the city of Beersheba, was briefly captured by the Egyptian Army. The Egyptians besieged Nevatim, along with the neighboring village of Beit Eshel which was destroyed and subsequently abandoned. Nevatim managed to hold on throughout the siege, as the villages received air-dropped supplies and most Egyptian efforts were concentrated on continuing northwards. Although both were dismantled after the ...
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Brosh, Israel
Brosh () is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev between Ofakim and Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In it had a population of . Etymology The name Brosh is taken from the Book of Isaiah, specifically Isaiah 41:19: I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia-tree, and the myrtle, and the oil-tree; I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane-tree, and the larch together;Isaiah 41
Mechon Mamre Two other nearby moshavim, (plane-tree) and (larch) take their name from this passage and the three of them are known as the

Shomria
Shomria () is a religious kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near Lehavim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In , it had a population of . History Shomria was first established as a Nahal settlement. In 1985, it became a civilian kibbutz inhabited by members of the left-wing Hashomer Hatzair movement. This was a period of great hardship, even for long-established kibbutzim, and Shomria was not able to develop economically, nor to attract enough members. Following the implementation of the Gaza disengagement plan in 2005, its members were offered to vacate the entire place in exchange for compensation, so that Shomria could be offered as a new home for settlers evacuated from the Gaza Strip. The kibbutz members agreed, and 60 families from the former settlement of Bnei Atzmon Bnei Atzmon () was an Israeli settlement previously in the Sinai Peninsula, later moved to the Gaza Strip before being destroyed in 2005. History Bnei Atzmon was founde ...
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