Zevulun Regional Council ( Hebrew : מועצה אזורית זבולון , Mo'atza Azorit Zvulun ) is a regional council in the Haifa District of Israel . Founded in 1950, it had a population of 10,900 in 2006.
4-529: The council borders Mateh Asher Regional Council to the north, Jezreel Valley Regional Council and Shefa-'Amr to the east, Carmel Nature Reserve national park and Kiryat Tiv'on to the south and HaKerayot to the west. The name is derived from the Hebrew name "Emek Zevulun", lit. " Zebulun Valley ", given by Zionist pioneers to the coastal area stretching along the Bay of Acre, from Acre (Akko) to Haifa , on
8-514: Is a regional council in the western Galilee of northern Israel . It is named after the Tribe of Asher which had been allotted the region in antiquity according to the Book of Joshua (19:24–31). It was founded in 1982 as a merger of three regional councils: Ga'aton, Na'aman and Sulam Tzor. The council's offices are located on Highway 4 , between Regba and Lohamei HaGeta'ot . The regional council
12-519: The incorrect assumption that the tribe of Zebulun once had its territory in this area – this land was part of the allotment of Asher , and is a coastal plain, not a valley. Kibbutzim Moshavim Communal settlements Arab villages Other villages 32°47′42″N 35°06′54″E / 32.795°N 35.115°E / 32.795; 35.115 Mateh Asher Regional Council The Mateh Asher Regional Council ( Hebrew : מועצה אזורית מטה אשר , Mo'atza Azorit Mateh Asher )
16-470: Was established in 1982, now stretches over 216,059 dunams and includes some 17,300 residents. As of 2008, the head of the regional council is Yehuda Shavit, and the chief rabbi is Rabbi Shlomo Ben Eliyahu. This regional council provides municipal services for the populations within its territory, who live in various types of communities including kibbutzim and moshavim , Arab villages , and community and other settlements: Mateh Asher
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