In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian refugee camp located in the southern west bank along the hebron-jerusalem road in the hebron govern”. Today it says “palestinian refugee camp located adjacent to the town of shuyukh al-arrub in the southern west bank along the h”.
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Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank Refugee Camp in Hebron, State of Palestine Al-Arroub ( Arabic : مخيّم العروب , lit. ' Camp al-'Arrub ' ) is a Palestinian refugee camp located adjacent to the town of Shuyukh al-Arrub in the southern West Bank along the Hebron-Jerusalem road , in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine . Al-Arroub is 15 kilometers south of Bethlehem , with a total land area of 240 dunums . Since the Six-Day War in 1967, the camp has been under Israeli occupation . The population in the 1967 census conducted by the Israeli authorities was 3,647. According to the UNRWA, in 2005, it had a population of 9,859 registered refugees. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the camp's population was 8,941 in 2011. In 2002, two schools were built in the camp: the Arroup Secondary School for boys, and another school for girls. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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Palestinian Authority municipality al-Arroub ( ) is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the southern West Bank along the Hebron-Jerusalem road in the Hebron Governorate . It is fifteen kilometers south of Bethlehem . The camp's total land area is 350 dunums and according to the UNRWA, in 2005, it had a population of 9,859 registered refugees. However, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the camp's population was 7,941 in 2007. In 2002, two schools were built in the camp, one for boys and the other for girls.
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Palestinian Authority municipality al-Arroub ( ) is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the southern West Bank along the Hebron-Jerusalem road in the Hebron Governorate . It is 15 kilometers south of Bethlehem . The camp's total land area is 350 dunums and according to the UNRWA, in 2005, it had a population of 9,859 registered refugees. However, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the camp's population was 7,941 in 2007. In 2002, two schools were built in the camp: the Arroup Secondary school for boys and the other for girls.Supplying water to Jerusalem.
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Refugee Camp in Hebron, State of Palestine al-Arroub ( ) is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the southern West Bank along the Hebron-Jerusalem road in the Hebron Governorate . al-Arroub is 15 kilometers south of Bethlehem , with a total land area of 350 dunums .Since the Six-Day War in 1967, the camp has been under Israeli occupation .The population in the 1967 census conducted by the Israeli authorities was 3,647. According to the UNRWA, in 2005, it had a population of 9,859 registered refugees. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the camp's population is 10,487 in 2016. In 2002, two schools were built in the camp: the Arroup Secondary School for boys, and another school for girls. Al-Arroub before 1948, supplying water to Jerusalem Perlmann, Joel (November 2011 – February 2012).
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Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank Refugee Camp in Hebron, State of Palestine Al-Arroub ( ) is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the southern West Bank along the Hebron-Jerusalem road , in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine . Al-Arroub is 15 kilometers south of Bethlehem , with a total land area of 240 dunums . Since the Six-Day War in 1967, the camp has been under Israeli occupation . The population in the 1967 census conducted by the Israeli authorities was 3,647. According to the UNRWA, in 2005, it had a population of 9,859 registered refugees. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the camp's population is 10,487 in 2016. In 2002, two schools were built in the camp: the Arroup Secondary School for boys, and another school for girls. Al-Arroub before 1948, supplying water to Jerusalem Perlmann, Joel (November 2011 – February 2012).
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian refugee camp located in the southern west bank along the hebron-jerusalem road in the hebron govern”. Today it says “palestinian refugee camp located adjacent to the town of shuyukh al-arrub in the southern west bank along the h”. Read the current article and compare.
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palestinian refugee camp located in the southern west bank along the hebron-jerusalem road in the hebron govern
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palestinian refugee camp located adjacent to the town of shuyukh al-arrub in the southern west bank along the h
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