NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Biq'at HaYarden Regional Council

The Biq'at Hayarden Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית בקעת הירדן), lit. Jordan River Regional Council (for explanation, please see Jordan Valley Regional Council), is a regional council in the Jordan River Valley of the West Bank. The municipal territory of the council reaches from Mehola in the north to Jericho in the south, and includes over twenty Israeli villages and settlements. Hebrew redirects here. ... Jordan Valley Regional Council may refer to: Emek Hayarden Regional Council - Israeli regional council in the northern Jordan River Valley Biqat Hayarden Regional Council - Israeli regional council in the southern Jordan River Valley Biqa and Emek are both translated from Hebrew as valley. Categories: | ... The Israeli Ministry of Interior recognizes three types of local government in Israel: cities, regional councils, and local councils. ... This article is about the Jordan River and its valley in western Asia. ... The Taking of Jericho, by Jean Fouquet Near central Jericho, November 1996 For other meanings of the word Jericho, see: Jericho (disambiguation) Jericho (Arabic ; Ê¼ArÄ«á¸¥Ä; Hebrew ; Standard Hebrew YÉ™riá¸¥o; Tiberian Hebrew YÉ™rÃ®á¸«Ã´, YÉ™rÃ®á¸¥Ã´, Greek ÎŠÎµÏÎ¹Ï‡ÏŽ = ÎŠÎµÏÎ® Î·Ï‡ÏŽ, HierÄ“ Ä“chÅ - Holy echo) is a town in the West Bank, near... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Israeli settlement. ...

Most of the settlements are located on the two major north-south roads traversing the council's territory. The Allon Road on the west and Route 90 on the east. The Allon Road is the name commonly given by Israelis to routes #578, #508, and #458 in the West Bank/Samaria, running roughly north-south between Mehola in the central Jordan Valley and east of Maale Adummim on the eastern outskirts of Jerusalem. ... Route 90 road sign Route 90 road sign Route 90 is the longest road in Israel and stretches from Metula and the northern border with Lebanon, along the western side of the Sea of Galilee, through the Jordan River Valley, along the western bank of the Dead Sea, through the...

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This regional council provides various municipal services for the villages within its territory:

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Categories: Israel geography stubs | Regional councils in Israel | Israeli settlements Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel. ... This map shows the lands of Judea and Samaria. ... Cities in Israel, by district: // Northern District See also North District, Israel. ... Ariel (Hebrew: ××¨×™××œ) is an Israeli city located in the biblical region of Samaria (northern Israeli administered West Bank) near the ancient village of Timnat Serah. ... Betar Illit (×‘×™×ª×¨ ×¢×™×œ×™×ª; unofficially also spelled Beitar Illit -- Illit is pronounced: Eeleet) is an Israeli town in Gush Etzion, a group of villages and towns in the Northern Judea region of the West Bank. ... Copyright Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem Maale Adummim (×ž×¢×œ×” ××“×•×ž×™×; unofficially also spelled Maale Adumim) is an Israeli settlement in the Judea region of the West Bank, east of East Jerusalem. ... Hebron (Arabic al-á¸ªalÄ«l; Hebrew , Standard Hebrew á¸¤evron, Tiberian Hebrew á¸¤eá¸‡rÃ´n: derived from the word friend; ) is a town in the Southern Judea region of the West Bank. ... In Israel, a local council is a locality similar to a city in structure and way of life, that has not yet achieved a status of a city, which requires a minimum number of residents, among other things. ... Bethel (Hebrew for House of El) Bible Bethel (Israel) is a city in ancient Israel, about 10 miles north of Jerusalem. ... Modern Efrat from Highway 60 Efrat (; Hebrew: ), or Efrata (××¤×¨×ª×”), is an Israeli settlement in Judea (southern West Bank), located south of Jerusalem, between the Biblical cities of Bethlehem and Hebron. ... Givat Zeev (×’×‘×¢×ª ×–××‘) is an Israeli settlement in the Samaria region of the West Bank, just to the north of Jerusalem. ... Immanuel (Hebrew: ×¢×ž× ×•××œ) is an Israeli settlement and local council in Samaria, West Bank. ... Karnei Shomron (×§×¨× ×™ ×©×•×ž×¨×•×Ÿ), meaning the Horns of Samaria is a group of Jewish communities in the western Samaria region (West Bank), east of Kfar Saba. ... Kedumim (Hebrew: ×§×“×•×ž×™×), also spelled Qedumim, is an Israeli settlement located in the northern West Bank/Samaria that was founded during Hanukah 1975 and now enjoys the municipal status of local council. ... Street at Kiryat Arba Kiryat Arba or Qiryat Arba is an Israeli settlement adjoining the city of Hebron. ... Modiin Illit () is an Israeli settlement in Samaria (Northern West Bank). ... The Israeli Ministry of Interior recognizes three types of local government in Israel: cities, regional councils, and local councils. ... Main headquarters The Gush Etzion Regional Council (Hebrew: ) is a regional council in the northern Judean hills, or rather, the northern part of the southern area of the West Bank, administering the settlements in the Gush Etzion region, as well as others nearby. ...

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