Ma'ale Efrayim (, lit. Ascent of Ephraim)Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.302, (English) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a secular settlement and a local council, located along the eastern slopes of the Samarian mountains in the Jordan Valley. It was founded in 1978 and named after the Biblical tribe of Ephraim. The settlement's municipal status was upgraded to local council in 1981. In , it had a population of .
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
History According to ARIJ, in 1970 Israel confiscated 1,464 dunams of land from nearby villages in order to construct Ma'ale Efrayim.Al Jiftlik Village Profile p. 17, ARIJ
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External links Official website