Ma'ale Ephraim
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Hebrew | מעלה אפרים |
Founded in | 1978 |
Government | Local council (from 1981) |
Officially also spelled | Ma'ale Efrayim |
District | Judea and Samaria (West Bank) |
Population | 1 400 |
Jurisdiction | 4 173 dunams (4.2 km²) |
Ma'ale Efraim (officially also Ma'ale Efrayim, unofficially Ma'aleh Efrayim, Maale Ephraim, and variations; Hebrew: מעלה אפרים) is an Israeli settlement and local council located along the eastern slopes of the West Bank/Samarian mountains in the Jordan Valley. Founded in 1978, the town's municipal status was upgraded to local council in 1981. Over 1,400 people now live in the yishuv.
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Judea and Samaria District | ||
Cities | Ariel · Betar Illit · Ma'ale Adummim | |
Regional committees | Hebron | |
Local councils | Alfei Menashe · Beit Arieh · Bet El · Efrat · Elkana · Giv'at Ze'ev · Har Adar · Immanuel · Karnei Shomron · Kedumim · Kiryat Arba · Ma'ale Efraim · Modi'in Illit · Oranit | |
Regional councils | Gush Etzion · Har Hebron · Matte Binyamin · Megilot Dead Sea · Shomron · Southern Jordan Valley (Biq'at Hayarden) |