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Efrat

Efrat (Hebrew: אֶפְרָת‬), or previously officially Efrata (Hebrew: אֶפְרָתָה‬), is an Israeli settlement established in 1983 and a local council in the Judean Mountains of the West Bank. Efrat is located 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) south of Jerusalem, between Bethlehem and Hebron, 6.5 km (4 mi) east of the Green line, inside of the Security Barrier. The settlement rises to a height of 960 metres (3,150 feet) above sea level and covers about 6,000 dunam (1,500 acres). The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.Considered the capital of Gush Etzion, it had a population of 9,116 in 2017. Although geographically located within Gush Etzion, it is independent from t… more »