Ma'ale Efrayim

Ma'ale Efraim מַעֲלֵה אֶפְרַיִם‎ معلي افرايم
Local council (from 1981)
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	Maˁle ʔepraym
• Also spelled	Ma'ale Efraim, Maaleh Efraim (unofficial)
View on Ma'ale Efraim from the west
Ma'ale Efraim
Coordinates: 32°4′13.54″N 35°24′13.01″E / 32.0704278°N 35.4036139°E / 32.0704278; 35.4036139
Region	West Bank
District	Judea and Samaria Area
Founded	1978
Government
• Head of Municipality	Shlomo Lalosh
Area
• Total	4,173 dunams (4.173 km2 or 1.611 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	1,377
• Density	330/km2 (850/sq mi)

Ma'ale Efrayim (Hebrew: מַעֲלֵה אֶפְרַיִם, lit. Ascent of Ephraim)^[2] 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.^[3] It was founded in 1978 and named after the Biblical tribe of Ephraim.^[3] The settlement's municipal status was upgraded to local council in 1981.^[3] In 2022, it had a population of 1,377.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.^[4]

According to ARIJ, in 1970 Israel illegally confiscated 1,464 dunams of land from the Palestinian land in order to construct Ma'ale Efrayim.^[5]

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