NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Shomron Regional Council

The Shomron Regional Council (Hebrew:מועצה אזורית שומרון) is a regional council in the northern Samarian hills, also known as the northern part of the northern half of the West Bank. The offices of the regional council are located in the Barkan Industrial Park. Hebrew redirects here. ... The Israeli Ministry of Interior recognizes three types of local government in Israel: cities, regional councils, and local councils. ... It has been suggested that Sebastia, Middle East be merged into this article or section. ...

During the implementation of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan of August/September 2005, four of the Shomron Regional Council's settlements were evacuated, residential buildings destroyed, and land abandoned to the Palestinians, including territory outlined in the Oslo Accords as Area 'C' in full Israeli control. The Shomron Regional Council had been the largest Israeli regional council until the fall of 2005 when a large part of its municipal land was effectively abandoned. A map illustrating the four phases of the Gaza disengagement plan. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Palestinian flag, adopted in 1948, is a widely recognized modern symbol of the Palestinian people. ... The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles (DOP), were finalized in Oslo, Norway on August 20, 1993, and subsequently officially signed at a public ceremony in Washington D.C. on September 13, 1993, with Mahmoud Abbas signing for the...

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This regional council provides various municipal services for the 30 Israeli settlements within its territory: Map of Israeli settlements (magenta) in the West Bank. ...

Barkan (Hebrew: ×‘×¨×§×Ÿ), is an Israeli settlement located in the West Bank region of Samaria, about 25 km east of Tel Aviv, under the administrative local government of the Shomron Regional Council. ... Kfar Tapuach (×›×¤×¨ ×ª×¤×•×—) is an Israeli settlement in the Samaria region of the West Bank, and has been viewed widely as the unofficial headquarters of the banned group Kahane Chai since 1990. ... Mevo Dotan (Hebrew: ; lit. ...

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List of abandoned settlements

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List of settlements