Megilot | |
Settlement Type: | Regional council (from 1981) |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 150 |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bank |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Judea and Samaria Area |
Leader Title: | Head of Municipality |
Leader Name: | Aryeh Cohen |
Unit Pref: | dunam |
Population Total: | 1827 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Website: | Official website |
Megilot Regional Council (he|מועצה אזורית מגילות, Mo'atza Azorit Megilot), also Megilot Dead Sea Regional Council, is a regional council in the Judean Desert of the West Bank, near the western shores of the Dead Sea. It covers six Israeli settlements. With only about 1,400 residents, it is Israel's smallest regional council.[1] Its municipal offices are located in Vered Yeriho.
The name "Megilot" means scrolls. It refers to the fact that the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in Qumran, which lies within the council's governing area, near Kalya.
There are six communities in the council: four kibbutzim, one moshav, and one other community.