Mateh Yehuda Regional Cooncil

Mateh Yehuda Regional Council (, Mo'atza Azorit Mateh Yehuda) is a regional council in the Jerusalem Destrict o Israel. In 2008 it wis hame tae 36,200 fowk.

The name o the regional cooncil stems frae the fact that its territory wis pairt o the land allottit tae the Tribe o Judah, accordin tae the Bible.

Places an communities
The regional cooncil admeenisters moshavim, kibbutzim, Arab veelages an ither rural settlements that lie tae the north an sooth o Jerusalem-Tel Aviv heich-gate, frae Jerusalem tae Latrun an up tae aurie o Beit Shemesh (Ha'ela Valley) in the Sooth.

The settlements vary greatly in their character. There are releegious, secular an mixed Jewish communities, twa Arab communities, an the anerlie mixed Arab-Jewish veelage in Israel - Neve Shalom. Mony o the Jewish communities in the Mateh Yehuda destrict wur established bi immigrants frae Indie, Yemen, Iraq, Iran an kintras in Eastren Europe.

Leet o veelages
Kibbutzim
Harel · Kiryat Anavim · Ma'ale HaHamisha · Nahshon · Netiv HaLamed-Heh · Ramat Rachel · Tzora · Tzova
Moshavim
Aderet · Agur · Aminadav · Aviezer · Bar Giora · Beit Zeit · Beit Meir · Beit Nekofa · Bekoa · Eshtaol · Even Sapir · Gefen · Givat Ye'arim · Givat Yeshayahu · Kfar Uria · Kisalon · Luzit · Mevo Beitar · Mata · Mahsia · Mesilat Zion · Naham · Nehusha · Nes Harim · Neve Ilan · Neve Michael · Ora · Ramat Raziel · Sdot Micha · Sho'eva · Shoresh · Ta'oz · Tal Shahar · Tarum · Tirosh · Tzafririm · Tzelafon · Yad HaShmona · Yish'i · Zanoah · Zekharia
Communal settlements
Nataf · Srigim · Tzur Hadassah
Jewish villages
Gizo · Motza Illit
Arab villages
Ein Naqquba · Ein Rafa
Arab-Jewish veelage
Neve Shalom
Ither settlements
Deir Rafat · Ein Kerem Agricultural School · Eitanim · Givat Shemesh · Kfar Zoharim · Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village · Yedida

Tourism
The main tourist activities in the area are mountain hiking and biking. Other attractions include the Avshalom stalactites cave, natural water springs, historical synagogues and goat cheese farms.

Pairtnerships
The regional cooncil haes sister ceety-like pairtnerships wi these municipalities:
  - Vantaa, Finland
  - Würzburg destrict, Bavarie, Germany
  - Nümbrecht, North Rhine-Wastphalie, Germany

Freemit airtins
Offeecial wabsteid 


Category:Regional cooncils in Israel