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Tamar Regional Council

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Tamar Regional Council
מועצה אזורית תמר‎
Regional council
Headquarters of the Tamar Regional Council at Neve Zohar on the shores of the southern Dead Sea.
Headquarters of the Tamar Regional Council at Neve Zohar on the shores of the southern Dead Sea.
Map
Interactive map of Tamar Regional Council
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
SubdistrictBeersheba
Founded1955
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityNir Wanger
Area
 • Total
1,650,000 dunams (1,650 km2; 640 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
1,600
 • Density0.97/km2 (2.5/sq mi)

The Tamar Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית תמר, Mo'atza Ezorit Tamar) is a regional council in Israel's Southern District, on the south and western edges of the Dead Sea along the Arava valley. The council was established in 1955 with the opening of lodging at Sodom near the Dead Sea Works, and its jurisdiction covers an area of 1,650 km2.

The first council head was Yehuda Almog (Kopelivitch), who had lived in the area from 1934. The present Mayor of the Tamar Regional Council is Mr. Nir Wanger.

The council today encompasses communal villages, agriculture, factories, tourist sites, and military and civilian installations. Tamar council has a permanent population of 2,300,[1] half of which is Jewish and lives in five communities, and half of which is Arab living in unrecognized communities.[2] Many people from other areas are employed both year-round and seasonally at the Dead Sea Works, the Dead Sea hotel district at Neve Zohar, and numerous other tourist spots like Ein Gedi and Masada. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the total population of the regional council in 2024 was 1,600.

List of settlements

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Voting Patterns

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In the 2022 election, 80 percent of voters in the regional council voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid, while 18 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu and 1 percent voted for the Arab parties.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ "Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents and Other Rural Population" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
  2. ↑ Israel Central Bureau of Statistics data: Tamar Regional Council includes five communities and the population includes 51.4% Jews and others and 48.6% Arabs . None of the five communities has any Arab population
  3. ↑ "The true results of the elections for the 25th Knesset". Israel: Central Elections Committee. November 1, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
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