Ma'ale Efrayim
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Hebrew | מעלה אפרים | |
Founded in | 1978 | |
Government | Local council (from 1981) | |
District | Judea and Samaria Area | |
Population | 1 400 | |
Jurisdiction | 4 173 dunams (4.2 km²) |
Ma'ale Efrayim (Hebrew: מעלה אפרים; unofficially also Ma'ale Efraim, Ma'aleh Efrayim, or Maale Ephraim, and variations) is an Israeli settlement and local council located along the eastern slopes of the Samarian mountains in the Jordan Valley, within the West Bank. 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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