Ma'ale Efrayim
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 2021, it had a population of 1,318.
Ma'ale Efraim
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Local council (from 1981) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Maˁle ʔepraym |
| • Also spelled | Ma'ale Efraim, Maaleh Efraim (unofficial) |
.JPG.webp) View on Ma'ale Efraim from the west | |
  Ma'ale Efraim | |
| Coordinates: 32°4′13.54″N 35°24′13.01″E | |
| 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 (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,318 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
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
- "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- 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)
- מועצה מקומית מעלה אפרים (in Hebrew). 2014.
- "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- Al Jiftlik Village Profile p. 17, ARIJ
