In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli settlement and local council located along the eastern slopes of the samarian mountains in the jordan v”. Today it says “israeli settlement in the west bank”.
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Local council in West Bank Ma'ale Efrayim ( Hebrew : מַעֲלֵה אֶפְרַיִם , lit. Ascent of Ephraim ) 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 2024, it had a population of 1,747. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Israel municipality Ma'ale Efrayim ( ) 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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Ascent of Ephraim) 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 . 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. It has a population of approximately 1,800 people living in 450 households.The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this.
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Israel municipality Ma'ale Efrayim ( , eng. Ascent of Ephraim) 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 . 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 2024 it had a population of 1,747. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this.
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Local council in West Bank Ma'ale Efrayim ( , lit.Ascent of Ephraim ) 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 2024, it had a population of 1,747. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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israeli settlement and local council located along the eastern slopes of the samarian mountains in the jordan v
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israeli settlement in the west bank
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