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Ma'ale Efrayim

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Template:Infobox Israel municipality Ma'ale Efrayim (Template:Lang-he-n, eng. Ascent of Ephraim)[1] 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.[2] It was founded in 1978 and named after the Biblical tribe of Ephraim.[2] The settlement's municipal status was upgraded to local council in 1981.[2] It has a population of approximately 1,800 people living in 450 households.[2] The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3]

References

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ a b c d מועצה מקומית מעלה אפרים (in Hebrew). 2014.
  3. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
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