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Megilot Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית מגילות, Mo'atza Azorit Megilot), also Megilot Dead Sea Regional Council, is a regional council in the Judean Desert near the western shores of the Dead Sea. It covers six Israeli settlements in the West Bank. With only about 1,400 residents, it is Israel's smallest regional council. Its municipal offices are located in Vered Yeriho.
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Etymology
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.
Communities
There are six communities in the council: four kibbutzim, one moshav, and one other community.
Kibbutzim
Moshav
Other community
References
Megilot Regional Council Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA