In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian agricultural town located 2km southeast of khan yunis in the khan yunis governorate in the southern”. Today it says “palestinian agricultural town located in the khan yunis governorate of the state of palestine”.
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Town in Khan Yunis Governorate, Gaza Strip This article is about the town in the southern Gaza Strip. Municipality type B in Khan Yunis, State of Palestine Abasan al-Saghira ( Arabic : عبسان الصغيرة ) is a Palestinian agricultural town located in the Khan Yunis Governorate of the State of Palestine , in the southern Gaza Strip . It is located 2 km southeast of Khan Yunis . According to the 2017 census conducted by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Abasan al-Saghira had a population of 9,290. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Palestinian Authority municipality Abasan al-Saghira ( ) is a Palestinian agricultural town located 2km southeast of Khan Yunis in the Khan Yunis Governorate in the southern Gaza Strip . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Abasan al-Saghira had a population of 5,650 Muslim inhabitants. 31°20′25.85″N 34°20′40.57″E  /  31.3405139°N 34.3446028°E  / 31.3405139; 34.3446028 v t e
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Palestinian Authority municipality Abasan al-Saghira ( ) is a Palestinian agricultural town located 2km southeast of Khan Yunis in the Khan Yunis Governorate in the southern Gaza Strip . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Abasan al-Saghira had a population of 5,650 Muslim inhabitants.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Municipality type B in Khan Yunis, State of Palestine Abasan al-Saghira ( ) is a Palestinian agricultural town located 2 km southeast of Khan Yunis in the Khan Yunis Governorate in the southern Gaza Strip . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Abasan al-Saghira had a population of 5,650 Muslim inhabitants.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Municipality type B in Khan Yunis, State of Palestine Abasan al-Saghira ( ) is a Palestinian agricultural town located 2 km southeast of Khan Yunis in the Khan Yunis Governorate in the southern Gaza Strip . According to the 2017 census conducted by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Abasan al-Saghira had a population of 9,290.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian agricultural town located 2km southeast of khan yunis in the khan yunis governorate in the southern”. Today it says “palestinian agricultural town located in the khan yunis governorate of the state of palestine”. Read the current article and compare.
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palestinian agricultural town located 2km southeast of khan yunis in the khan yunis governorate in the southern
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palestinian agricultural town located in the khan yunis governorate of the state of palestine
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