Ma'ale Efrayim
Ma'ale Efraim
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Maˁle ʔepraym |
• Also spelled | Ma'ale Efraim, Maaleh Efraim (unofficial) |
a 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°ECoordinates: 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 | |
• Type | Local council (from 1981) |
• Head of Municipality | Shlomo Lalosh |
Area | |
• Total | 4,173 dunams (4.173 km2 or 1.611 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 1,205 |
• Density | 290/km2 (750/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 2017 it had a population of 1,205.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[4]
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ↑ 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)
- 1 2 3 מועצה מקומית מעלה אפרים (in Hebrew). 2014.
- ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
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