Sha'ar Efraim

Sha'ar Efraim

Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Sha'ar Efraim
foundation = 1953
founded_by =
region = Sharon plain
council = Lev HaSharon
industry =
affiliation = Moshavim Movement
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Sha'ar Efraim ( _he. שער אפרים, lit. "Efraim Gate") is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 1,300.

The village was founded in 1953, and derived its name from the fact that the area was the home of the Tribe of Ephraim.


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