Ma'ale Efrayim
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.
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) a 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 (2019)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,260 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/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 confiscated 1,464 dunams of land from the Palestinian village of Al-Jiftlik in order to construct Ma'ale Efrayim.[5]
References
- "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- 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
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