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مجلس إقليمي عربة الوسطى
| settlement_type = Regional council (from 1976) | translit_lang1 = Hebrew | translit_lang1_type2 = Translit. | translit_lang1_info2 = Mo'atza Azorit HaArava HaTikhona | image_map = Israel Map - Central Arava Regional Council Zoomin.svg | coordinates = 30°48′00″N35°15′00″E / 30.800°N 35.250°E | subdivision_type1 = | subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Southern | established_title = Founded | established_date = 1977 | leader_title = Head of Municipality | leader_name = Meir Tzur | unit_pref = dunam | area_total_dunam = 1400000 | population_total = 2,700 | population_as_of = 2009 | population_density_km2 = auto }}
The Central Arava Regional Council (Hebrew : מועצה אזורית הערבה התיכונה) is a Regional Council in the South District of Israel.
It encompasses eight settlements near the eastern border of Israel, south of the Dead Sea. All settlements are located near Route 90, which is the longest north–south road in Israel.
The Central Arava Regional Council comprises five moshavim and three community settlements:
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The Southern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts, the largest in terms of land area but the most sparsely populated. It covers most of the Negev desert, as well as the Arava valley. The population of the Southern District is 1,086,240 and its area is 14,185 km2. Its population is 79.66% Jewish and 12.72% Arab, with 7.62% of other origins.
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