Lower Galilee Regional Council
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The Lower Galilee Regional Council is a regional council
in northern Israel
that encompasses most of the settlements in the Lower Galilee. Over 9000 people live in the three kibbutz
im, ten moshav
im and two communal settlements
located in its municipal territory.
The council building is situated in the Kadoorie regional center, in the proximity to the Kadoorie agricultural school.
The head of the council nowadays (2007) is Moti Dotan.
industry in all of the north region of Israel including this region.
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 northern Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
that encompasses most of the settlements in the Lower Galilee. Over 9000 people live in the three kibbutz
Kibbutz
A kibbutz is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...
im, ten moshav
Moshav
Moshav is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah...
im and two communal settlements
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
located in its municipal territory.
The council building is situated in the Kadoorie regional center, in the proximity to the Kadoorie agricultural school.
The head of the council nowadays (2007) is Moti Dotan.
Tourism
During the last decade a big rise has occurred to the guest housesBoarding house
A boarding house, is a house in which lodgers rent one or more rooms for one or more nights, and sometimes for extended periods of weeks, months and years. The common parts of the house are maintained, and some services, such as laundry and cleaning, may be supplied. They normally provide "bed...
industry in all of the north region of Israel including this region.
Agriculture
The branches of agriculture are still the most common in the villages of the council. Mainly prevalent are flowers greenhouses, cultivation of fields, barns and chicken coops.Industry
The council also has two industry areas which consist of different factories:- Lower Galilee Industry Area - in this area of laborers of factory Wissotzky TeaWissotzky TeaWissotzky Tea, an Israeli tea company based in Tel Aviv. It is the leading tea distributor in Israel.-History:The Wissotzky Tea company was founded in 1849 by Kalonimus Wolf Wissotzky in Moscow, Russia. Wissotzky Tea soon gained devoted customers all over the Russian Empire...
and the Juice factory Primor. This industry area is managed in cooperation with the municipality of Tiberias and the local council of Tur'anTur'anTur'an is an Israeli-Arab local council in the North District of Israel. It is located on Mount Tur'an near the main road from Haifa to Tiberias, and about north of Nazareth...
. - Lower Galilee Industries Park - This industry area is managed in cooperation with the municipality of Tiberias and the local council of Tur'anTur'anTur'an is an Israeli-Arab local council in the North District of Israel. It is located on Mount Tur'an near the main road from Haifa to Tiberias, and about north of Nazareth...
.