Sha'ar HaNegev
| Sha'ar HaNegev | |||
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 Israel
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| District : | south | ||
| Founded : | 1950 | ||
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 31 ' N , 34 ° 36' E | ||
| Area : | 180 km² | ||
| Residents : | 8,000 (2020) | ||
| Population density : | 0 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 2 | ||
| Community type: | Regional administration | ||
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Sha'ar HaNegev ( Hebrew מועצה אזורית שער הנגב, Mo'atza Azorit Sha'ar HaNegev , ( Gate of the Negev )) is a regional government in the southern district of Israel .
location
The Sha'ar HaNegev region is located between the cities of Ashkelon and Beersheba in the northwestern Negev. To the west it borders the Gaza Strip and encloses the city of Sderot as an enclave. The area covers an area of 180 km² with an average altitude of 180 m above sea level. NN and has around 800 inhabitants who live in 10 kibbutzim, a moshav and a Bedouin community.
Due to its proximity to the Gaza Strip , the region is repeatedly the target of rocket fire.
history
The regional administration was established in 1950. Ofir Libstein was elected Mayor at the end of 2018.
Sha'ar HaNegev is, like most of the kibbutzim-populated areas, characterized by a landscape with agricultural crops and orchards. There are small businesses and industry in the areas of plastics and metal processing, as well as communication and IT technology. The main building of the world's largest software company Amdoc is located in the center of the region in Sapirim. Particularly noteworthy is the "Sha'ar HaNegev Campus", in which three public institutions are located: a school complex with around 2000 students, the "Sapir Academic College" and the "Negev College" with students from all over Israel “Social center” for the elderly, as well as a thermal bath, the “hydrotherapeutic center”.
structure
The regional administration is responsible for:
- 10 kibbutzim : → List of kibbutzim
- 1 moshav : → table of moshavim
- The Sapir College , the largest public, academic college in Israel Ibbim.
- Historic Memorial: Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon owned a private farm called Shikmim here.
District level partnership
The regional association Scha'ar HaNegev has cultivated a friendship with the district of Karlsruhe since 1992 , which was initiated by the then district administrator Bernhard Ditteney . The partnership was established on November 13, 2009 by District Administrator Dr. Christoph Schnaudigel and his Israeli counterpart Mayor Alon Schuster officially sealed. In addition to mutual visits, a number of activities and institutions have emerged:
- the regular events of the German-Israeli Friends of the City and District of Karlsruhe eV . in the foyer of the Karlsruhe district office
- the annual German-Israeli youth exchange
- Regular exchange of various projects at district level: emergency services, senior citicens, education
An integral part of the friendship is a youth exchange that has existed since 1995 and that has been anchored in the three schools of the Ettlingen Vocational Training Center since 2009. Schoolchildren in the 11th entry grade of the vocational high schools are housed for one week in the families of the exchange partners and thus get to know the special relationship between Germany and Israel first-hand. The aim of this exchange project is to contribute to a better understanding of people and cultures, to get to know the special relationship between Germany and Israel firsthand and to understand historical and current events and to be able to discuss them with one another. In this respect, this exchange is of particular importance compared to other school and youth encounters.
The Karlsruhe district supports the German-Israeli youth exchange financially and organizationally. He provides funds from the district budget and applies for federal funds to cover the total costs and to finance the exchange program in Germany and Israel.
During stays in Israel, which are usually for one week, a. A visit to the Holocaust Museum, the Old City of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, a trip to the Negev Desert and the Dead Sea are an integral part of the program.
