Golan Regional Council
The Golan Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית גולן, Arabic: مجلس الجولان الإقليمي) is a regional council that supervises regional services to Israeli settlements located on the Golan Heights. It is made up of 20 moshavim, 10 kibbutzim, and 2 community settlements. The council headquarters is in the town of Katzrin. The current Head of Council is Haim Rokach.[1]
Golan
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| District | Northern |
| Government | |
| • Type | Regional council |
| • Head of Municipality | Haim Rokah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,090,220 dunams (1,090.22 km2 or 420.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 15,100 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Website | Official website |
The Golan Heights were captured by Israel from Syria in the Six-Day War of 1967 and unilaterally annexed in 1981. They are internationally recognized as Syrian territory occupied by Israel.
Heads of council
- Moshe Gorlik (1978–79)
- Eytan Lis (1979–88)
- Yehuda Vulman (1988–2001)
- Eli Malka (2001–2018)
- Haim Rokach (2018–)
Shimon Sheves was deputy council head in the early years of the council's existence.
Settlements
Alphabetical list.
| type | name | founded |
|---|---|---|
| kibbutz | Afik | 1972 |
| moshav | Alonei HaBashan | 1981 |
| moshav | Aniam | 1978 |
| moshav | Avnei Eitan | 1978 |
| moshav | Bnei Yehuda | 1972 |
| kibbutz | Ein Zivan | 1968 |
| kibbutz | El Rom | 1971 |
| moshav | Eliad | 1968 |
| kibbutz | Geshur | 1976 |
| moshav | Givat Yoav | 1970 |
| comm.settlmt. | Had Nes | 1989 |
| moshav | Hispin (Haspin) | 1978 |
| moshav | Kanaf | 1991 |
| comm.settlmt. | Kela Alon | 1991 |
| moshav | Keshet | 1974 |
| kibbutz | Kfar Haruv | 1974 |
| moshav | Kidmat Tzvi | 1981 |
| moshav | Ma'ale Gamla | 1975 |
| kibbutz | Merom Golan | 1967 |
| kibbutz | Metzar | 1981 |
| kibbutz | Mevo Hama | 1968 |
| kibbutz | Natur | 1980 |
| moshav | Neot Golan | 1968 |
| moshav | Neve Ativ | 1968 |
| moshav | Nimrod | 1982 |
| moshav | Nov | 1974 |
| moshav | Odem | 1975 |
| kibbutz | Ortal | 1977 |
| moshav | Ramat Magshimim | 1968 |
| planned | Ramat Trump | 2019 |
| moshav | Ramot | 1969 |
| moshav | Sha'al | 1980 |
| moshav | Yonatan | 1978 |
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References
- "מועצה אזורית גולן". www.golan.org.il (in Hebrew).
External links
- (in Hebrew) Official website
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