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Etz Efraim

Etz Efraim is a mixed Israeli settlement in the West Bank.

Etz Efraim
Etz Efraim · Wikimedia Commons
The place

Etz Efraim is a mixed Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located between Ariel and Rosh HaAyin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 2,519.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Etz Efraim

One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Sanniriya Mosque

    Sanniriya Mosque is a mosque located in the center of the village of Sanniriya in the Qalqilya Governorate in the West Bank, Palestine. It is considered one of the archaeological and historical landmarks of the Qalqilya Governorate.

    1.1 km · A historic mosque in the Qalqilya Governorate · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Go there

Getting to Etz Efraim

Airports
Ben Gurion (TLV), 19 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 91 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 100 km
  • Eilat → Etz Efraim
    285 km · quickest by road, 5h 57m · ₪115–155
  • Amman → Etz Efraim
    87 km · quickest by road, 3h 22m · JD5–7
  • El Arish → Etz Efraim
    162 km · quickest by road, 4h 50m · E£380–510
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Etz Efraim

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Etz Efraim. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get aroundHitchhiking (Tremp) Ariel is long and narrow (it follows the crest of a long mountain ridge), so it could be a long walk from one part to another.
  • Go nextHitch a ride, or take Palestinian licence-plated taxi, from Ariel Junction to Nablus.

From Wikivoyage: Ariel, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2025-08.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Petra and Wadi MusaJO

    12 ways of moving, 17 sources

    203 km
  2. 02
    Wadi RumJO

    8 ways of moving, 23 sources

    285 km
  3. 03
    DahabEG

    8 ways of moving, 29 sources

    406 km
  4. 04
    KastellorizoGR

    8 ways of moving, 27 sources

    673 km
  5. 05
    NaxosGR

    12 ways of moving, 17 sources

    1,034 km

If you know how people move in Etz Efraim – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Etz Efraim

Etz Efraim is 25 km from Tel Aviv, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • ElkanaIsraeli settlement in the occupied West Bank1.5 km
  • BiddyaPalestinian town in Salfit Governorate3 km
  • Azzun Atmavillage council in Qalqilya Governorate2.9 km
  • Sha'arei TikvaIsraeli settlement in the West Bank1.9 km
  • Kafr Thulthmunicipality in Qalqilya Governorate3.7 km
  • Mas-haPalestinian village located in an enclave in the occupied West Bank1.3 km