Ma'ale Efrayim
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Ma'ale Efraim
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Hebrew transcription(s) | ||
• ISO 259 | Maˁle ʔepraym | |
• Also spelled | Ma'ale Efraim, Maaleh Efraim (unofficial) | |
a view on Ma'ale Efraim from the west
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Region | West Bank | |
District | Judea and Samaria Area | |
Founded | 1978 | |
Government | ||
• Type | Local council (from 1981) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 4,173 dunams (4.173 km2 or 1.611 sq mi) | |
Population (2014) | ||
• Total | 1,800 |
Ma'ale Efrayim (Hebrew: <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />מַעֲלֵה אֶפְרַיִם, eng. Ascent of Ephraim)[1] is a secular Israeli settlement and local council located along the eastern slopes of the Samarian mountains in the Jordan Valley, within the West Bank.[2] It was founded in 1978 and named after the Biblical tribe of Ephraim.[2] The settlement's municipal status was upgraded to local council in 1981.[2] It has a population of approximately 1,800 people living in 450 households.[2] The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3]
References
- ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.302, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
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