Mateh Yehuda Regional Council
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Mateh Yehuda Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Mateh Yehuda'', ) is a regional council in the
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of
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. In 2024 it was home to 51,125 people. The name of the regional council stems from the fact that its territory was part of the land allotted to the
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, according to the Bible.


Places and communities

The regional council administers
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im,
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im, Arab villages and other rural settlements in the Jerusalem corridor, north and south of the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway, from
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in the southeast to Latrun in the northwest, and down to the area of
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( Ha'ela Valley) in the south. The settlements vary greatly in their character. There are religious, secular and mixed Jewish communities, two Arab communities, and the only mixed Arab-Jewish village in Israel - Neve Shalom. Many of the Jewish communities in the Mateh Yehuda district were established by
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and countries in
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village of Battir in the
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, as well as a few of its buildings,West Bank barrier threatens villagers' way of life
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lie on the Israeli side of the Green Line. These parts of Battir are nominally within the regional council's area of jurisdiction, but authority over them is exercised by the PA municipality of Battir in practice.


List of villages

*Jewish collective villages (Kibbutzim) ** Harel · Kiryat Anavim · Ma'ale HaHamisha ·
Nahshon In the Hebrew Bible, Nahshon ( ''Naḥšon'') was a tribal leader of the Tribe of Judah, Judahites during the wilderness wanderings of the Book of Numbers. In the King James Version, the name is spelled Naashon, and is within modern Rabbinical c ...
· Netiv HaLamed-Heh · Ramat Rachel · Tzora · Tzova *Jewish cooperative villages (Moshavim) ** Aderet · Agur · Aminadav · Aviezer ·
Bar Giora Bar Giora () is a moshav in the Judean Mountains in Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was initially founded by t ...
· Beit Zayit · Beit Meir · Beit Nekofa · Bekoa · Eshtaol · Even Sapir · Gefen · Givat Ye'arim · Givat Yeshayahu · Kfar Uria · Kisalon · Luzit · Mevo Beitar · Mata · Mahsia · Mesilat Zion · Naham · Nehusha · Nes Harim · Neve Ilan · Neve Michael · Ora · Ramat Raziel · Sdot Micha · Sho'eva · Shoresh · Ta'oz · Tal Shahar · Tarum · Tirosh · Tzafririm · Tzelafon · Yad HaShmona ·
Yish'i Yish'i () is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of . Etymology The village's name it taken from Psalms 27:1; The LORD is my light and ...
· Zanoah · Zekharia *Community settlements ** Nataf · Srigim · Giv'ot Eden· Tzur Hadassah · Gizo · Motza Illit *Arab villages **
Ein Naqquba Ein Naqquba (, ) is an Arab citizens of Israel, Arab village in central Israel. Located west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established in 196 ...
· Ein Rafa *Arab-Jewish village ** Neve Shalom *Other settlements ** Deir Rafat · Ein Kerem Agricultural School · Eitanim · Givat Shemesh · Kfar Zoharim · Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village · Yedida


Tourism

The tourist activities in the area include mountain hiking, major sections on the Israel National Trail, biking and historical sight seeing. Other attractions include natural phenomenon as Avshalom stalactites cave and natural water springs. Mate Yehuda is also home to goat cheese farms, over 30 wineries, including award-winnin
Katlav
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11 breweries and dozens of artists.


Partnerships

The regional council has
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-like partnerships with these municipalities: *
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, Finland * Würzburg district, Bavaria, Germany * Nümbrecht, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Dorohoi, Romania The regional council and
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are linked to South Africa and
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, in the Partnership 2gether program of the
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.


References


External links


Official website
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