Ma'ale Efraim
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Local council (from 1981)
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Maˁle ʔepraym |
• Also spelled | Ma'ale Efraim, Maaleh Efraim (unofficial) |
View on Ma'ale Efraim from the west
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Coordinates: 32°4′13.54″N 35°24′13.01″E / 32.0704278°N 35.4036139°E / 32.0704278; 35.4036139 | |
Region | West Bank |
District | Judea and Samaria Area |
Founded | 1978 |
Government | |
• Head of Municipality | Shlomo Lalosh |
Area | |
• Total | 4,173 dunams (4.173 km2 or 1.611 sq mi) |
Population
(2022)[1]
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• Total | 1,377 |
• Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
Ma'ale Efrayim (Hebrew: מַעֲלֵה אֶפְרַיִם, lit. Ascent of Ephraim)[2] is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a secular settlement and a local council, located along the eastern slopes of the Samarian mountains in the Jordan Valley.[3] It was founded in 1978 and named after the Biblical tribe of Ephraim.[3] The settlement's municipal status was upgraded to local council in 1981.[3] In 2022, it had a population of 1,377.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[4]
According to ARIJ, in 1970 Israel illegally confiscated 1,464 dunams of land from the Palestinian land in order to construct Ma'ale Efrayim.[5]
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