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.
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) View on Ma'ale Efraim from the west | |
  Ma'ale Efraim | |
| Coordinates: 32°4′13.54″N 35°24′13.01″E / 32.0704278°N 35.4036139°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 (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 1,377 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[4]
History
editAccording to ARIJ, in 1970 Israel illegally confiscated 1,464 dunams of land from the Palestinian land in order to construct Ma'ale Efrayim.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ 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)
- ^ a b c 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
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