Merhavim Regional Council
Merhavim Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית מרחבים, ''Mo'atza Azorit Merhavim'') is a regional council in the Southern District of Israel. It covers 14 moshavim, a community settlement, a youth village and an educational institution. List of communities *Moshavim **Bitha · Eshbol · Gilat · Klahim · Maslul · Nir Akiva · Nir Moshe · Pa'amei Tashaz · Patish · Peduim · Ranen · Sde Tzvi · Talmei Bilu · Tifrah *Community settlement **Mabu'im **Shavei Darom *Youth village ** Eshel HaNasi *Other village (educational institution) **Adi Negev Adi Negev ( he, עַדִי נֶגֶב), formerly named Aleh Negev, is a rehabilitation village for disabled children and adults in southern Israel. Located near Ofakim and covering , it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. ... {{Coord, 31.450, N, 34.700, E, display=title, source:cawiki Regional councils in Israel 1951 establishments in Israel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Regional Council (Israel)
Regional councils (plural: he, מוֹעָצוֹת אֵזוֹרִיּוֹת, ''Mo'atzot Ezoriyot''https://milog.co.il/מוֹעָצוֹת_אֵזוֹרִיּוֹת / singular: he, מוֹעָצָה אֵזוֹרִית, ''Mo'atza Ezorit'') are one of the three types of Israel's local government entities, with the other two being cities and 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. 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 admini ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pa'amei Tashaz
Pa'amei Tashaz ( he, פַּעֲמֵי תַּשַׁ"ז) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the northwestern Negev between Netivot and Rahat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council Merhavim Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית מרחבים, ''Mo'atza Azorit Merhavim'') is a regional council in the Southern District of Israel. It covers 14 moshavim, a community settlement, a youth village and an educational instit .... In it had a population of . History The moshav was established in 1953 by immigrants from Iran. It was named for the 11 outposts in the Negev established in October 1946 (''Tashaz'' in the Hebrew calendar). Haaretz, 6 May 2011 References External links [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Merhavim Regional Council
Merhavim Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית מרחבים, ''Mo'atza Azorit Merhavim'') is a regional council in the Southern District of Israel. It covers 14 moshavim, a community settlement, a youth village and an educational institution. List of communities *Moshavim **Bitha · Eshbol · Gilat · Klahim · Maslul · Nir Akiva · Nir Moshe · Pa'amei Tashaz · Patish · Peduim · Ranen · Sde Tzvi · Talmei Bilu · Tifrah *Community settlement **Mabu'im **Shavei Darom *Youth village ** Eshel HaNasi *Other village (educational institution) **Adi Negev Adi Negev ( he, עַדִי נֶגֶב), formerly named Aleh Negev, is a rehabilitation village for disabled children and adults in southern Israel. Located near Ofakim and covering , it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. ... {{Coord, 31.450, N, 34.700, E, display=title, source:cawiki Regional councils in Israel 1951 establishments in Israel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Adi Negev
Adi Negev ( he, עַדִי נֶגֶב), formerly named Aleh Negev, is a rehabilitation village for disabled children and adults in southern Israel. Located near Ofakim and covering , it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. History The 40-acre village is a multifaceted facility designed specifically for people over the age of 21 who are physically or mentally impaired, and for children seeking care in Southern Israel. Adi Negev is home to around 150 residents and provides services to 12,000 outpatients. The village provides residential, educational, medical and employment services, and opportunities for social interaction. It was founded by the Aleh organization. The village is also called Nahalat Eran after Eran Almog, the severely autistic son of Major General Doron Almog. Eran Almog lived in the village until his death from Castleman's disease. The village was built by the ''Aleh'' organization, which was founded by Doron Almog. Ground was broken by Pri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eshel HaNasi
Eshel HaNasi ( he, אֵשֶׁל הַנָּשִׂיא, ''lit.'' Tamarisk of the President) is a youth village in southern Israel. Located between Beersheba and Ofakim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In it had a population of . History A school was established on the site in 1951, and took its name from the tamarisk trees that grow in the region, and from the title of the President of Israel, in honor of Israel's first president, Chaim Weizmann. Taken together, the name means "Tamarisk of the President." The following year an agricultural school and youth village were founded on the site, taking the name of the original school. Today it contains a boarding school A boarding school is a school where pupils live within premises while being given formal instruction. The word "boarding" is used in the sense of "room and board", i.e. lodging and meals. As they have existed for many centuries, and now exten ... and a high school teaching aro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shavei Darom
Shavei Darom ( he, שָׁבֵי דָּרוֹֹם, lit. ''Returnees to the South'') is a village in southern Israel. Located to the south-east of Sderot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was built to rehouse former residents of Kfar Darom, an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip that was evacuated as part of the Gaza disengagement in 2005. Its construction was approved by the government in December 2009, with the former settlers having lived in Ashkelon Ashkelon or Ashqelon (; Hebrew: , , ; Philistine: ), also known as Ascalon (; Ancient Greek: , ; Arabic: , ), is a coastal city in the Southern District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border ... following their removal from Gaza. The new residents arrived in 2010, initially living in caravans. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mabu'im
Mabu'im ( he, מַבּוּעִים, , Springs) is a community settlement in southern Israel. Located to the north-east of Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established in 1958 as a village centre for the local moshavim. In the 1990s it grew rapidly as it absorbed new residents. Like several other moshavim in the area, its name is derived from the Book of Isaiah The Book of Isaiah ( he, ספר ישעיהו, ) 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 ... 35:7 - "And the parched land shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; in the habitation of jackals herds shall lie down, it shall be an enclosure for reeds and rushes. References {{Authority control Community settlements Populated places established in 1958 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tifrah
Tifrah ( he, תִּפְרַח, ''lit.'' heshall blossom) is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev to the west of Eshel HaNasi with an area of 5,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was established in 1950 by Jewish immigrants from Hungary and North Africa. Like the names of two other moshavim (Gilat, Ranen Ranen ( he, רנן, lit. ''Singing'') is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev two kilometres north of Ofakim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The mos ...) in the area its name is taken from the Book of Isaiah 35:2; (The wilderness and the parched land, (35:1)) ''it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice, even with joy and singing. References {{Merhavim Regional Council Moshavim Religious Israeli communities Populated places established in 1950 Populate ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Talmei Bilu
Talmei Bilu ( he, תַּלְמֵי בִּיל"וּ, ''lit.'' Bilu Furrows) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Netivot and Rahat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was established in 1953 by immigrants from Kurdistan and Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a .... Its name marked the 70th anniversary of the first Bilu arriving in the Land of Israel. References External linksTalmei BiluNegev Information Centre {{Authority control Kurdish-Jewish culture in Israel Moshavim Populated places established in 1953 Populated places in Southern District (Israel) Romanian-Jewish culture in Israel Hitahdut HaIkarim 1953 establishments in Israel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sde Tzvi
Sde Tzvi ( he, שְׂדֵה צְבִי, ''lit.'' Zvi Field) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Rahat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established in 1953 by Jewish immigrants and refugees from North Africa. It was named after Zvi Hirshfeld, a founder of Ruhama Ruhama ( he, רֻחָמָה) is a kibbutz in the Negev desert in southern Israel. The original settlement, established in 1911, is considered the first modern Jewish settlement in the Negev. Located around ten kilometres east of Sderot and surro ... who also helped found the new moshav. References External linksSde TzviNegev Information Centre {{Merhavim Regional Council Moshavim Agricultural Union Populated places established in 1953 Populated places in Southern District (Israel) 1953 establishments in Israel North African-Jewish culture in Israel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ranen
Ranen ( he, רנן, lit. ''Singing'') is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev two kilometres north of Ofakim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was established in 1950 by immigrants from Yemen and was originally named ''Bitha''. In 1952 the residents moved to the site of the Hakam Ha-107 ma'abara and converted it to a moshav, taking the name Bitha. A group of Karaite Jews from Egypt moved onto the moshav, renaming it Ranen, which like the names of two other moshavim ( Tifrah, Gilat) in the area, is taken from the Book of Isaiah The Book of Isaiah ( he, ספר ישעיהו, ) 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 ... 35:2, (The desert,) ''it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice, even with joy and singing; the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Peduim
Peduim ( he, פְּדוּיִים, ''lit.'' Ransomed) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Ofakim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was established in 1950 by immigrants from Yemen. Like several other moshavim in the area, its name is taken from the Book of Isaiah The Book of Isaiah ( he, ספר ישעיהו, ) 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 ... 35:10; And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion, and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. References {{Authority control Moshavim Populated places established in 1950 Populated places in Southern District (Israel) Yemeni-Jewish culture ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |