Understand
Efrat lays along the Jerusalem-Hebron highway, on the beautiful mountains of Judea, surrounded by vineyards. Efrat is a settlement of 9000 residents, most of whom immigrated from English speaking countries.Like Amman, Bath, Istanbul, Lisbon, Moscow, Rome, San Francisco, Seattle and Yaoundé, Efrat is built on seven hills.The city is shaped like a snake, and has two entrances at its northern and southern edges.
The majority of Efrat's residents are Orthodox Jews.
Climate
Efrat lies at an altitude of 900 meters nearly 3000 feet above sea level. Efrat is one of the coldest places in the areabut don't worry; Israel is a very hot country. It is one of the only places in where you'd find snow in the winter, and weather that resembles a European winter.Aside from the winter, Efrat's temperature is usually between warm and hot, but with a very low humidity, as opposed to what you'd find in the rest of Israel.