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The Bet Shean Valley Regional Council is a regional council in northern Israel that encompasses most of the settlements in the Bet Shean Valley. The territory of the regional council is bounded by the Jezreel Valley in the west, in the north by the Lower Galilee, to the east by the Jordan River, and the south by the Jordan Valley and Samaria. About 9700 people live in the sixteen kibbutzim, and six moshavim located in its municipal territory. The city of Bet Shean lies in the centre of the territory, but is an independent municipality. The Israeli Ministry of Interior recognizes three types of local government in Israel: cities, regional councils, and local councils. ... The Jezreel Valley arabic (Sahel Zirin)سهل زرعين or Marj Ibn Amer(the meadow of the son of Amer) مرج بن عامر (Hebrew: עמק יזרעאל;Emek Yizrael, also known as the Plain of Esdraelon) is a large plain and inland valley in the north of Israel. ... Galilee (Hebrew hagalil הגליל, Arabic al-jaleel الجليل), meaning circuit, is a large area overlappping with much of the North District of Israel. ... This article is about the Jordan River and its valley in western Asia. ... This article is about the Jordan River in western Asia. ... It has been suggested that Sebastia, Middle East be merged into this article or section. ... Kibbutz Dan, near Qiryat Shemona, in the Upper Galilee, 1990s A kibbutz (Hebrew: קיבוץ; plural: kibbutzim: קיבוצים, gathering or together) is an Israeli collective intentional community. ... Moshav (Hebrew: מושב Translit. ... Map of the Decapolis showing the location of Bet Shean (here called by its Greek name, Scythopolis) Bet Shean (Hebrew בית שאן unofficially also spelled Beit Shean, Beth Shean; Arabic بيسان Baysān) is a city in the North District in Israel. ...

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Settlements in the Bet She'an Valley Regional Council

Kibbutzim

  • Ein Hanatziv
  • Gesher
  • Hamadia
  • Kfar Rupin
  • Maale Gilboa
  • Maoz Chaim
  • Meirav
  • Mesilot
  • Neve Eitan
  • Neve Or
  • Nir David
  • Reshafim
  • Sde Eliyahu
  • Sde Nahum
  • Shluhot
  • Tirat Zvi

Moshavim Gesher (Bridge), is an Israeli political party set up by David Levi. ...

  • Beit Yosef
  • Rechov
  • Revaya
  • Sde Trumot
  • Tel Teomim
  • Yardena


Within the boundaries of the Bet Shean Valley Regional Council also resides the Malkishua Drug Rehabilitation Centre.

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External links

  • Official website (Hebrew only)
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