Central Arava Regional Council

The Central Arava Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית הערבה התיכונה) is a Regional Council in the South District of Israel.

Central Arava Regional Council מועצה אזורית הערבה התיכונה‎
Regional council
Hebrew transcription(s)
• Translit.	Mo'atza Azorit HaArava HaTikhona
View of a reservoir on the Nekarot stream
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Subdistrict	Beersheba
Founded	1977
Government
• Head of Municipality	Meir Tzur
Area
• Total	36,910 dunams (36.91 km2 or 14.25 sq mi)
Population  (2009)
• Total	2,700
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)

It encompasses eight settlements near the eastern border of Israel, south of the Dead Sea. All settlements are located near Route 90, which is the longest north–south road in Israel.

Settlements in the council

The Central Arava Regional Council comprises five moshavim and three community settlements:

Moshavim

• Ein Yahav (עין יהב)
• Hatzeva (חצבה)
• Idan (עידן)
• Paran (פארן)
• Tzofar (צופר)

Community settlements

• Ir Ovot (עיר אובות)
• Sapir (ספיר)
• Tzukim (צוקים)

External links

• Central Arava regional councîl (www.arava.co.il)