Megilot Regional Council

Israeli regional council in the West Bank

Regional council in Israel

Megilot

מגילות

Regional council (from 1981)

Region| Israel
District| Judea and Samaria Area
Government

• Head of Municipality| Aryeh Cohen
Population

(2019)

• Total

| 1,827
Website| Official website

Megilot Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית מגילות, Mo'atza Azorit Megilot), also Megilot Dead Sea Regional Council, is a regional council in the Judean Desert of Israel, near the western shores of the Dead Sea. It covers six Israeli settlements. With only about 1,400 residents, it is Israel's smallest regional council.[1] Its municipal offices are located in Vered Yeriho.

## Etymology

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The name "Megilot" means scrolls. It refers to the fact that the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in Qumran, which lies within the council's governing area, near Kalya.

## Communities

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There are six communities in the council: four kibbutzim, one moshav, and one other community.

### Kibbutzim

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* Almog
* Beit HaArava
* Mitzpe Shalem
* Kalya

### Moshav

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* Vered Yeriho

### Other community

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* Bait Hagla
* Ovnat

## References

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1. ^ Population Summary Tables 2005 Archived 2008-01-13 at the Wayback Machine Central Bureau of Statistics

## External links

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* Megilot Regional Council homepage (Hebrew)

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Megilot Regional Council

Kibbutzim|

* Almog
* Beit HaArava
* Kalya
* Mitzpe Shalem

Moshav|

* Vered Yeriho

Community settlement|

* Beit Hagla
* Ovnat

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Regional councils of Israel

Center District|

* Brenner
* Drom HaSharon
* Gan Raveh
* Gederot
* Gezer
* Hefer Valley
* Hevel Modi'in
* Hevel Yavne
* Hof HaSharon
* Lev HaSharon
* Nahal Sorek
* Sdot Dan

Haifa District|

* Alona
* Hof HaCarmel
* Menashe
* Zevulun

Jerusalem District|

* Mateh Yehuda

Judea and Samaria Area|

* Gush Etzion
* Har Hevron
* Southern Jordan Valley (Bik'at HaYarden)
* Mateh Binyamin
* Megilot Dead Sea
* Shomron

North District|

* al-Batuf
* Bustan al-Marj
* Gilboa
* Golan
* Jezreel Valley
* Northern Jordan Valley (Emek HaYarden)
* Lower Galilee
* Ma'ale Yosef
* Mateh Asher
* Megiddo
* Merom HaGalil
* Mevo'ot HaHermon
* Misgav
* Upper Galilee
* Valley of Springs

South District|

* al-Kasom
* Be'er Tuvia
* Bnei Shimon
* Central Arava
* Eshkol
* Hevel Eilot
* Hof Ashkelon
* Lakhish
* Merhavim
* Neve Midbar
* Ramat HaNegev
* Sha'ar HaNegev
* Sdot Negev (Azata)
* Shafir
* Tamar
* Yoav

Former|

* Hof Aza

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Judea and Samaria Area

Cities|

* Ariel
* Beitar Illit
* Ma'ale Adumim
* Modi'in Illit

Regional committee|

* Yesha Council

Regional councils|

* Gush Etzion
* Har Hevron
* Mateh Binyamin
* Megilot Dead Sea
* Shomron
* Southern Jordan Valley (Bik'at HaYarden)

Local councils|

* Alfei Menashe
* Beit Aryeh-Ofarim
* Beit El
* Efrat
* Elkana
* Giv'at Ze'ev
* Har Adar
* Immanuel
* Karnei Shomron
* Kedumim
* Kiryat Arba
* Ma'ale Efrayim
* Oranit

See also|

* Israeli occupation of the West Bank
* Enclave law
* Area C
* COGAT
* Israeli Civil Administration
* IDF Central Command
* Israeli settlement
* List
* Population statistics
* Seam Zone
* Jerusalem District
* State of Judea

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