Ma'ale Efrayim

Ma'ale Efraim
  • מַעֲלֵה אֶפְרַיִם
  • معلي افرايم
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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Ma'ale Efraim
Coordinates: 32°4′13.54″N 35°24′13.01″E / 32.0704278°N 35.4036139°E / 32.0704278; 35.4036139Coordinates: 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
  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: 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

  1. 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)
  2. 1 2 3 4 מועצה מקומית מעלה אפרים (in Hebrew). 2014.
  3. "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.

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