Lakhish Regional Council مجلس إقليمي لاخيش | |
Settlement Type: | Regional council (from 1956) |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 150 |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Southern |
Leader Title: | Head of Municipality |
Leader Name: | Danny Morvia |
Unit Pref: | dunam |
Population Total: | 10,200 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Website: | Official website |
Lakhish Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית לכיש, Mo'atza Azorit Lakhish) is a regional council in the Southern District of Israel. It surrounds the ancient city of Lakhish and the modern city of Kiryat Gat. It was founded in 1955. Today it includes 15 moshavim and one village, as listed below. As of 2008, three new communities are being built in eastern Lakhish, and some old communities are being expanded. Rabbis Shabtai Ben Hayyim and Ya'akov Alkabetz serve as rabbis of the council.
The following villages are subject to the council. All are moshavim except Bnei Dekalim, Eliav and Neta.