Ramat HaNegev Regional Council

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Ramat Negev Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית רמת נגב‎, Mo'etza Azurit Ramat Negev, lit. Negev Heights Regional Council) is a regional council in the Negev desert in Israel. The largest regional council in the country, its headquarters are located on Highway 40 between Mashabei Sadeh and Tlalim.

[edit] Places

Ramat Negev has no towns or cities, and is composed entirely of kibbutzim, moshavim and communal settlements. Two of them (Revivim and Sde Boker) are notable as former residences of Prime Ministers Golda Meir and David Ben-Gurion respectively.

Kibbutzim

Moshavim

Ashalim
Be'er Milkha
Kmehin

Communal settlements

[edit] Tourism

Ramat HaNegev contains many tourist sites, particularly archaeological ruins including the ancient incense route cities of Avdat, Haluza, Nitzana, Shivta (three of them now a World Heritage site), as well as some of the Makhteshim.

[edit] External links

Official website

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Regional councils of Israel

v • d • e South District of Israel

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Local councils	Ar'arat an-Naqab · Hura · Kuseife · Lakiya · Lehavim · Meitar · Mitzpe Ramon · Omer · Shaqib al-Salam · Tel as-Sabi · Yeruham

Regional councils	Abu Basma · Be'er Tuvia · Bnei Shimon · Central Arava · Eshkol · Hevel Eilot · Hof Ashkelon · Lakhish · Merhavim · Ramat HaNegev · Sdot Negev (Azata) · Sha'ar HaNegev · Shafir · Tamar · Yoav

v • d • e Ramat HaNegev Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Mashabei Sadeh · Retamim · Revivim · Sde Boker · Tlalim

Moshavim	Ashalim · Be'er Milkha · Kmehin

Communal settlements	Ezuz · Merhav Am · Midreshet Ben-Gurion · Nitzana · Nitzanei Sinai