Megiddo Regional Council
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The Megiddo Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית מגידו, Mo'atza Azorit Megido) is a regional council in northern Israel encompassing land on the Menashe Plateau, and partly in the Jezreel Valley. The council is bounded by the city of Yokneam Illit to the north, and the Carmel mountain range to the east, and houses about 9600 people on nine kibbutzim, and four moshavim located in its municipal territory.
The council is named after the ancient city of Megiddo, with the remains of this ancient city being located in the proximity of kibbutz Megiddo, in the territory of the council. The Head of the Regional Council is Hanan Erez, a member of kibbutz Hazorea who was elected to office in 2004
The council is named after the ancient city of Megiddo, with the remains of this ancient city being located in the proximity of kibbutz Megiddo, in the territory of the council. The Head of the Regional Council is Hanan Erez, a member of kibbutz Hazorea who was elected to office in 2004
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megiddo_Regional_Council
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 32°36'26"N 35°9'6"E
- Samaria 19 km
- Menashe Regional Council 20 km
- Valley of Springs Regional Council 25 km
- Hof HaCarmel Regional Council 31 km
- Mateh Binyamin 60 km
- Gush Etzion 89 km
- Golan Heights 91 km
- Har Hevron 115 km
- Lakhish Regional Council 117 km
- Eshkol 153 km
- Midrakh Oz 1.3 km
- Kafrayn 5 km
- Ein HaShofet 5 km
- Ramat HaShofet 5.5 km
- Mevo Carmel Science and Industry Park 7.6 km
- Dalia 7.6 km
- Jezreel Valley 14 km
- Mount Carmel 16 km
- Menashe Regional Council 18 km
- Judea and Samaria ("West Bank") 74 km