Etz Efraim

Etz Efraim
עֵץ אֶפְרַיִם
District Judea and Samaria Area
Council Shomron
Region West Bank
Founded 1985
Founded by Shkhunot BeYosh members
Population (2015) 1,865[1]

Etz Efraim (Hebrew: עֵץ אֶפְרַיִם, lit. Tree of Ephraim) is a mixed (religious and nonreligious) urban Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located between Ariel and Rosh HaAyin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. As of 2013 the official number of families who live there is about 250. Yet, the numbers are about to increase with the populating of the two new neighborhoods, "Ramat Elkana", and the "Hrchava". The name “Etz Ephraim” symbolizes the location of the inheritance of the tribe of Ephraim.


The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]

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Coordinates: 32°7′8.03″N 35°2′47.75″E / 32.1188972°N 35.0465972°E / 32.1188972; 35.0465972

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