Har Hebron Regional Council
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The Har Hevron Regional Council is an Israel
i regional council
in the southern Judea
n Hills area of Mount Hebron
, in the southern West Bank
. The headquarters are located adjacent to Otniel
. The council was established in 1983. The chairman of the council is Tzviki Bar Chai.
While Kiryat Arba
is physically located within the territory of the Har Hevron Regional Council, it is an independent town
.
Three of the settlements - Eshkolot, Sansana, and Beit Yatir - are on the Israeli side of the West Bank Barrier.
The council provides various municipal services to Adora, Abigail, Beit Hagai
, Beit Yatir
, Carmel, Eshkolot
, Livne
, Ma'ale Hever
, Ma'on, Mitzpe Asa'el, Negohot
, Otniel, Sansana
, Shim'a
, Susia, Telem and Teneh Omarim.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i regional council
Regional council (Israel)
Regional councils are one of the three types of local government entities found in Israel, with the other two being cities and local councils. As of 2003, there were 53 regional councils in Israel, usually responsible for governing a number of settlements spread across rural areas...
in the southern Judea
Judea
Judea or Judæa was the name of the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel from the 8th century BCE to the 2nd century CE, when Roman Judea was renamed Syria Palaestina following the Jewish Bar Kokhba revolt.-Etymology:The...
n Hills area of Mount Hebron
Mount Hebron
Mount Hebron is a geographic region and geologic formation in the southern West Bank, with its western foothills extending into Israel. The area was in biblical times a center of the Israelite and Hasmonean kingdoms. The region lends its name to the Mount Hebron Regional Council....
, in the southern West Bank
West Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
. The headquarters are located adjacent to Otniel
Otniel (village)
Otniel is a Jewish Orthodox Israeli settlement in the southern Judean hills, south of Hebron in the West Bank. It is under the jurisdiction of the Har Hebron Regional Council. Approximately 110 families live in Otniel...
. The council was established in 1983. The chairman of the council is Tzviki Bar Chai.
While Kiryat Arba
Kiryat Arba
Kiryat Arba or Qiryat Arba , lit. "Town of the Four," is an Israeli settlement in the Judean Mountains region of the West Bank on the edge of Hebron. Its settlers consist of a mix of Russian immigrants, American immigrants, and native-born Israelis numbering close to 10,000...
is physically located within the territory of the Har Hevron Regional Council, it is an independent town
Local council (Israel)
Local councils are one of the three types of local government found in Israel, with the other two being cities and regional councils. As of 2003, there were 144 local councils in Israel, these being settlements which pass a minimum threshold enough to justify their operations as independent...
.
Three of the settlements - Eshkolot, Sansana, and Beit Yatir - are on the Israeli side of the West Bank Barrier.
The council provides various municipal services to Adora, Abigail, Beit Hagai
Beit Hagai
Beit Hagai is an Israeli settlement located in the southern Hebron hills in the West Bank. The settlement population was 460 in 2004, according to a classified government document published by the Haaretz newspaper, and lies within the municipal jurisdiction of the Har Hebron Regional Council...
, Beit Yatir
Beit Yatir
Beit Yatir , also known as Metzadot Yehuda , is a religious Orthodox moshav and Israeli settlement in the southern Hebron Hills of the West Bank along the Green Line south of Susiya...
, Carmel, Eshkolot
Eshkolot
Eshkolot is a secular Israeli communal settlement in the southern Hebron Hills of the West Bank. It is located about five kilometers from Lahav, and falls within the jurisdiction of the Har Hebron Regional Council. In 2006, it had a population of 225...
, Livne
Livne
Livne , also known as Shani is a communal Israeli settlement in the southern Hebron Hills of the West Bank, though some of the village is over the Green Line and therefore in Israel proper. Located to the south of Hebron, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hebron Regional Council...
, Ma'ale Hever
Ma'ale Hever
Ma'ale Hever or Pnei Hever , at an elevation of 810 metres, is a Religious Israeli settlement. The village is located in the eastern Hebron hills in the West Bank, east of Hebron and within the municipal jurisdiction of the Har Hebron Regional Council. The village, home to over fifty families, is...
, Ma'on, Mitzpe Asa'el, Negohot
Negohot
Negohot is an communal settlement and Israeli settlement in the southern Hebron Hills of the West Bank. It is located on a hill 700 metres above sea level to the west of the Hebron area, and is administered by the Har Hebron Regional Council. The nearest Israeli locality is Shekef, a moshav a few...
, Otniel, Sansana
Sansana
Sansana is a religious communal settlement in the southern Hebron Hills of the West Bank. Located to the south-west of Hebron and just over the Green Line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hebron Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 244...
, Shim'a
Shim'a
Shim'a , also Yonadav , is a non-religious Jewish village and Israeli settlement in the southern Hebron Hills of the West Bank along the Green Line south of Livneh and Omarim. It is located on a hill 600 metres above sea level and within the municipal jurisdiction of the Har Hebron Regional Council...
, Susia, Telem and Teneh Omarim.