Shomron Regional Council

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Offices of the Shomron R.C.

Shomron Regional Council emblem

The Shomron Regional Council (Hebrew:מועצה אזורית שומרון) is a regional council in the northern Samarian hills, also known as the northern part of the northern half of the West Bank. The offices of the regional council are located in the Barkan Industrial Park.

During the implementation of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan of August/September 2005, four of the Shomron Regional Council's settlements were evacuated, residential buildings destroyed, and land abandoned to the Palestinians, including territory outlined in the Oslo Accords as Area 'C' in full Israeli control. The Shomron Regional Council had been the largest Israeli regional council until the fall of 2005 when a large part of its municipal land was effectively abandoned.

[edit] List of settlements

This regional council provides various municipal services for the 30 Israeli settlements within its territory:

Alei Zahav
Avnei Chefetz
Barkan
Bruchin
Einav
Elon Moreh
Etz Efraim
Har Bracha
Hermesh
Hinanit

Reihan
Revava
Sha'arei Tikva
Shaked
Shavei Shomron
Sal'it
Tel Menashe
Tzofim
Yakir
Yitzhar

[edit] List of abandoned settlements


In northern Shomron:
Ganim	Homesh	Kadim	Sa-Nur

[edit] External links

Website (English)
Website (Hebrew)

Regional councils of Israel

Judea and Samaria Area
Cities	Ariel \| Betar Illit \| Ma'ale Adummim
Regional committees	Hebron
Local councils	Alfei Menashe \| Beit Arieh \| Bet El \| Efrat \| Elkana \| Giv'at Ze'ev \| Har Adar \| Immanuel \| Karnei Shomron \| Kedumim \| Kiryat Arba \| Ma'ale Efraim \| Modi'in Illit \| Oranit
Regional councils	Gush Etzion \| Har Hebron \| Matte Binyamin \| Megilot Dead Sea \| Shomron \| Southern Jordan Valley (Biq'at Hayarden)