Tamar Regional Council

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 council today encompasses communal villages, agriculture, factories, tourist sites, and military and civilian installations.

[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.