Ma'ale Efrayim

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Ma'ale Efraim
  • מַעֲלֵה אֶפְרַיִם‎‎
  • معلي افرايم‎
Local council (from 1981)
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Maˁle ʔepraym
 • Also spelledMa'ale Efraim, Maaleh Efraim (unofficial)
a view on Ma'ale Efraim from the west
a view on Ma'ale Efraim from the west
Ma'ale Efraim is located in the Central West Bank
Ma'ale Efraim
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
RegionWest Bank
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
Founded1978
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityShlomo Lalosh
Area
 • Total4,173 dunams (4.173 km2 or 1.611 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total1,260
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)

Ma'ale Efrayim (Hebrew: מַעֲלֵה אֶפְרַיִם‎, eng. Ascent of Ephraim)[2] 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.[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 2019 it had a population of 1,260.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[4]

History[]

According to ARIJ, in 1970 Israel retook 1,464 dunams of land from the Jordanians which was stolen from Jewish landowners in The War of Independence in order to construct Ma'ale Efrayim.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c מועצה מקומית מעלה אפרים (in Hebrew). 2014.
  4. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  5. ^ Al Jiftlik Village Profile p. 17, ARIJ

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