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Mateh Yehuda Regional Council
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Mateh Yehuda Regional Council is a regional council in the Jerusalem District of Israel.
The name of the regional council stems from the fact that its territory was part of the land allotted to the Tribe of Judah, according to the Bible.
Places and communities
The regional council administers moshavim, kibbutzim, Arab villages and other rural settlements that lie to the north and south of Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway, from Jerusalem to Latrun and up to area of Beit Shemesh (Ha'ela Valley) in the South.
The settlements vary greatly in their character. There are religious, secular and mixed Jewish communities, two Arab communities, and the only mixed Arab-Jewish village in Israel - Neve Shalom. Many of the Jewish communities in the Mateh Yehuda district were established by immigrants from India, Yemen, Iraq, Iran and countries in Eastern Europe.
List of villages
Kibbutzim
*Harel Kiryat Anavim Ma'ale HaHamisha Nahshon Netiv HaLamed-Heh Ramat Rachel Tzora Tzova
Moshavim
*Aderet Agur Aminadav Aviezer Bar Giora Beit Zeit Beit Meir Beit Nekofa Bekoa Eshtaol Even Sapir Gefen Givat Ye'arim Givat Yeshayahu Kfar Uria Kisalon Luzit Mevo Beitar Mata Mahsia Mesilat Zion Naham Nehusha Nes Harim Neve Ilan Neve Michael Ora Ramat Raziel Sdot Micha Sho'eva Shoresh Ta'oz Tal Shahar Tarum Tirosh Tzafririm Tzelafon Yad HaShmona Yish'i Zanoah Zekharia
Communal settlements
*Nataf Srigim Tzur Hadassah
Jewish villages
*Gizo Motza Illit Neve Shalom
Arab villages
*Ein Naqquba Ein Rafa
Other settlements
*Deir Rafat Ein Kerem Agricultural School Eitanim Givat Shemesh Kfar Zoharim Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village Yedida
Tourism
The main tourist activities in the area are mountain hiking and biking. Other attractions include the Avshalom stalactites cave, natural water springs, historical synagogues and goat cheese farms.
Partnerships
The regional council has sister city-like partnerships with these municipalities:
- Vantaa, Finland
- Wurzburg district, Bavaria, Germany
External links
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