Lakhish Regional Council

Lakhish Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית לכיש‎, Mo'atza Azorit Lakhish) is a regional council in the South District of Israel. It surrounds the ancient city of Lakhish and the modern city of Kiryat Gat. It was founded in 1955. Today it includes 15 moshavim and one village, as listed below. As of 2008, three new communities are being built in eastern Lakhish, and some old communities are being expanded. Rabbis Shabtai Ben Hayyim and Ya'akov Alkabetz serve as rabbis of the council.

Red blossom near Kiryat Gat

List of villages

The following villages are subject to the council. All are moshavim except Bnei Dekalim, Eliav and Neta.

External links

(Hebrew) Official website

Lakhish Regional Council

Moshavim	Ahuzam Amatzia Lakhish Menuha Nehora Noga Nir Hen Otzem Sde David Sde Moshe Shahar Shekef Tlamim Yad Natan Zohar

Community settlement	Bnei Dekalim Eliav Neta

Regional councils of Israel

Center District	Brenner Drom HaSharon Gan Raveh Gederot Gezer Hefer Valley Hevel Modi'in Hevel Yavne Hof HaSharon Lev HaSharon Lod Valley Nahal Sorek

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 Negev Sha'ar HaNegev Sdot Negev (Azata) Shafir Tamar Yoav

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

Coordinates: 31°34′01″N 34°51′00″E / 31.567°N 34.850°E / 31.567; 34.850

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