Megilot Regional Council

Megilot Regional Council

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 near the western shores of the Dead Sea. With only and 1,000 residents, it is Israel's smallest regional council.[1] Its municipal offices are located in Vered Yeriho.

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Etymology

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

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

Kibbutzim

Moshav

Other community

References

  1. ^ Population Summary Tables 2005 Central Bureau of Statistics

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Coordinates: 31°49′34.17″N 35°25′56.52″E / 31.8261583°N 35.4323667°E / 31.8261583; 35.4323667

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Region: West Bank

Other sub-divisions: Center District · Haifa District · Jerusalem District · North District · South District · Tel Aviv District
See also: Population statistics · Israeli settlement  · Violence · International law · Israeli settlement timeline · Israeli West Bank barrier

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