Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council

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Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council מועצה אזורית שער הנגב‎ مجلس إقليمي شاعر النقب
Regional council (from 1950)
View on Highway 25 in 1998

Coordinates: 31°29′N 34°36′E / 31.483°N 34.600°E / 31.483; 34.600
District	Southern
Government
• Head of Municipality	Yossi Keren (acting)
Area
• Total	180,780 dunams (180.78 km or 69.80 sq mi)
Population
• Total	7,200
• Density	40/km (100/sq mi)
Website	Official website

The Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית שער הנגב, Mo'atza Azorit Sha'ar HaNegev, lit. Gate of the Negev Regional Council), is a regional council in the north-western Negev, in Israel's Southern District. The Regional Council's territory lies midway between Beersheba and Ashkelon, bounded on the west by the Gaza Strip. The eastern border abuts Bnei Shimon. The city of Sderot forms an enclave within Sha'ar HaNegev.

The region's population is over 6,000, and covers an area of over 45,000 acres (approx. 180 km or 70 sq. mi.). The average elevation is approximately 180 m (495 ft.) above sea level.

Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council is in a sister city relationship with San Diego, California, in the United States of America, and has a close working relationship with the Jewish Federation of San Diego County.

Settlements

There are 11 communities, including 10 kibbutzim and one moshav.

Kibbutzim

Moshav

Yakhini

Educational institutions

Ibim

Historical sites

Shikmim

References

Regional Council's website Archived 2008-04-08 at the Wayback Machine accessed Dec. 3, 2006
"San Diego Jewish Federation - Sha'ar HaNegev: San Diego's Sister City". jewishinsandiego.org. Archived from the original on 2015-06-30.
"Federation Support in Sha'ar HaNegev". Jewish Federation of San Diego County. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
"Shiqmim Home Page". Archived from the original on 2006-12-30. Retrieved 2006-12-03.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2006-12-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Media related to Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council at Wikimedia Commons
Official website (in English)

v t e Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council
Kibbutzim	Bror Hayil Dorot Erez Gevim Kfar Aza Mefalsim Nahal Oz Nir Am Or HaNer Ruhama
Moshavim	Yakhini
Other villages	Ibim

v t e Regional councils of Israel
Center District	Brenner Drom HaSharon Gan Raveh Gederot Gezer Hefer Valley Hevel Modi'in Hevel Yavne Hof HaSharon Lev HaSharon Nahal Sorek Sdot Dan
Haifa District	Alona Hof HaCarmel Menashe Zevulun
Jerusalem District	Mateh Yehuda
Judea and Samaria Area	Gush Etzion Har Hevron Southern Jordan Valley (Bik'at HaYarden) Mateh Binyamin Megilot Dead Sea Shomron
North District	al-Batuf Bustan al-Marj Gilboa Golan Jezreel Valley Northern Jordan Valley (Emek HaYarden) Lower Galilee Ma'ale Yosef Mateh Asher Megiddo Merom HaGalil Mevo'ot HaHermon Misgav Upper Galilee Valley of Springs
South District	al-Kasom Be'er Tuvia Bnei Shimon Central Arava Eshkol Hevel Eilot Hof Ashkelon Lakhish Merhavim Neve Midbar Ramat HaNegev Sha'ar HaNegev Sdot Negev (Azata) Shafir Tamar Yoav

v t e Southern District of Israel
Cities	Arad Ashdod Ashkelon Beersheba Dimona Eilat Kiryat Gat Kiryat Malakhi Netivot Ofakim Rahat Sderot
Local councils	Ar'arat an-Naqab Hura Kuseife Lakiya Lehavim Meitar Mitzpe Ramon Omer Shaqib al-Salam Tel as-Sabi Yeruham
Regional councils	al-Kasom Be'er Tuvia Bnei Shimon Central Arava Eshkol Hevel Eilot Hof Ashkelon Lakhish Merhavim Neve Midbar Ramat HaNegev Sdot Negev (Azata) Sha'ar HaNegev Shafir Tamar Yoav
See also	Beersheba metropolitan area Negev Arabah
Other sub-divisions: Central District Haifa District Jerusalem District Judea and Samaria Area Northern District Tel Aviv District

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