Bikʿat HaJarden
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Bikʿat HaJarden מועצה אזורית בקעת הירדן |
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West Bank ( Judea and Samaria ) |
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| Community type : | Regional administration | ||
| Founded : | 1979 | ||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 6 ′ N , 35 ° 30 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 3,600 (2009) | ||
| Mayor : | David Alchejni | ||
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Bik'at HaJarden ( Hebrew מועצה אזורית בקעת הירדן Mo'atza Azorit Bik'at HaYarden ) is an Israeli regional administration in the West Bank , west of the Jordan in the Jordan Trench . The seat of the administration is in Schlomtzion, south of Masua.
location
Bik'at HaJarden is located in the northeastern West Bank, west of the Jordan. The area of Bik'at HaJarden extends from Bet She'an in the north to Jericho in the south. Most of the settlements are on the two great north-south roads, Allon Road, named after Jigal Allon , in the west and Highway 90 in the east.
Ma'ale Efrayim is surrounded by the territory of the regional administration, but has been an independent local authority since 1989 .
history
During the Six Day War of 1967, Israel occupied what is now the regional administration. Most of the Israeli settlements were established between 1968 and 1982. In 1979 a separate administrative unit was set up for them.
On February 6, 2002 in Chamra, Miri Ohana and her 11-year-old daughter Yael were murdered in their home by an armed terrorist disguised as an Israeli soldier. The reservist, Sergeant Major Moshe Mejos Mekonan from Beit Shean, was also killed in the attack. Fatah and Hamas both confessed to the attack.
The regional administration was not included in the Israeli barrier at the beginning of the 21st century .
Residents
The Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics gives the following population figures for Bik'at HaJarden in the censuses of June 4, 1983, November 4, 1995 and December 28, 2008:
| Year of the census | 1983 | 1995 | 2008 |
| Number of inhabitants | 2,100 | 2,600 | 3,300 |
structure
- 2 kibbutzim : → List of kibbutzim
- 15 moshavim : → table of moshavim
- 1 Community settlement : → Table of community settlements
- 4 outposts: → List of Israeli settlements
mayor
- 2006–2009 Dovi Valley
- Since 2009 David Alchejni
Individual evidence
- ↑ nlarchiv.israel.de Newsletter of the Israeli Embassy in Berlin, February 7, 2002; accessed on July 25, 2018
- ^ Israel Central Bureau of Statistics