In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian city in the hebron governorate”. Today it says “city in the hebron governorate of palestine”. 4 sections present on 6 October 2023 are absent today.
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Palestinian Authority municipality ad-Dhahiriya or az-Zahiriya ( ) is a Palestinian city in the Hebron Governorate , 23 km southwest of the city of Hebron in the southern West Bank .1According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , ad-Dhahiriya had a population of 28,776 inhabitants in 2007.2The primary health care facilities for the municipality are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 3. Horatius Bonar describes Ad-Dhahiriya in 1856 during the late Ottoman period as:- Suddenly, at an abrupt elbow of the ravine, we are relieved by seeing the old castle, perched on its rocky height well in the setting sun; the poor village, which seems to hang about it, with, with its square yellow huts, rather helps, at this distance, to improve its appearance, and to give dignity to its towers and broken ramparts. From this point it looks much bolder and substantial than it is; not so isolated as El-Aujeh, which we passed some days ago, but well-set upon yon craggy perch. Like most of its fellow castles in the east and border “peels” in the north, it has seen better days, and has at one time, been a noble stronghold for Romans, or Crusaders, or Turks…..3
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Palestinian Authority municipality ad-Dhahiriya (also az-Zahiriya ) ( ) is a Palestinian city in the Hebron Governorate , 23 km southwest of the city of Hebron in the southern West Bank .
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Municipality type A in Hebron, Palestine ad-Dhahiriya (also az-Zahiriya ) ( ) is a Palestinian city in the Hebron Governorate , 23 km southwest of the city of Hebron in the southern West Bank . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , ad-Dhahiriya had a population of 38.002 in 2016.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Municipality type A in Hebron, Palestine Ad-Dhahiriya (also Az-Zahiriya ) ( ) is a Palestinian city in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine , 22 km southwest of the city of Hebron in the southern West Bank . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , ad-Dhahiriya had a population of 38,002 in 2016.
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Municipality type A in Hebron, Palestine Ad-Dhahiriya (also az-Zahiriya ) ( Arabic : الظاهرية ) is a city in the Hebron Governorate of Palestine , 22 km southwest of the city of Hebron in the southern West Bank .According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , ad-Dhahiriya had a population of 35,924 in 2017.Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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palestinian city in the hebron governorate
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city in the hebron governorate of palestine
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