Emek HaYarden Regional Council (, Mo'atza Azorit 'Emeq HaYarden, lit. Jordan Valley Regional Council) is a regional council comprising much of the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, the southern parts of its eastern shore, and the northern part of the Jordan Valley all the way to Beit She'an in the south.
History Emek HaYarden Regional Council was the first regional council in Israel, established in 1949.
Most of the communities are of the kibbutz type and are located on Highway 90, a north–south road which traverses the council's territory parallel to the Jordan River and along the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. The offices of the council are located between Degania Alef and the Tzemah Industrial Zone.
List of villages This regional council provides various municipal services for the villages within its territory:
Community settlements HaOn, a former kibbutz Poria Illit Poria – Kfar Avoda Poria – Neve Oved
Kibbutz-type settlements Afikim Alumot Ashdot Ya'akov Meuhad Ashdot Ya'akov Ihud Beit Zera Degania Alef Degania Bet Ein Gev Gesher Ginosar Hokuk Kvutzat Kinneret Masada Ma'agan Ravid Sha'ar HaGolan Tel Katzir
Moshav-type settlement Almagor
Moshava-type settlement Moshavat Kinneret
Voting Patterns In the 2022 election, 73 percent of voters in the regional council voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid, while 27 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu and 0.4 percent voted for the Arab parties.
See also Important sites in the area, in alphabetical order (ignoring articles). Capernaum, archaeological and Christian pilgrimage site Hamat Gader, ancient and modern hot springs spa Khirbet Minya, Umayyad qasr Kinneret (archaeological site) at Tel Kinrot/Tell el-Oreimeh Kinneret Cemetery (see Moshavat Kinneret#Cemetery) Kinneret Farm or Kinneret Courtyard, Zionist experimental training farm (est. 1908) Khirbet Kerak at Tel Bet Yerah, archaeological site Naharayim power plant Al-Sinnabra at Tel Bet Yerah, archaeological site Sussita/Hippos (Golan Heights), ancient city & archaeological site Tabgha, archaeological and Christian pilgrimage site Church of the Multiplication Tzafon Medical Center (Poriya Hospital) Ubeidiya prehistoric site
References
External links Official website