Megilot Regional Council

Megilot Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית מגילות‎, Mo'atza Azorit Megilot), also Megilot Dead Sea Regional Council, is a regional council in the Judean desert near the western shores of the Dead Sea. With only and 1,000 residents, it is Israel's smallest regional council.^[1] Its municipal offices are located in Vered Yeriho.

Etymology

The name "Megilot" means scrolls. It refers to the fact that the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in Qumran, which lies within the council's governing area, near Kalya.

Communities

There are six communities in the council: four kibbutzim, one moshav, and one other community.

Kibbutzim

• Almog
• Beit HaArava
• Mitzpe Shalem
• Kalia

Moshav

• Vered Yeriho

Other community

• Avnat

References

External links

• Megilot Regional Council homepage (Hebrew)

Coordinates: 31°49′34.17″N 35°25′56.52″E / 31.8261583°N 35.4323667°E / 31.8261583; 35.4323667

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