Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian town located two kilometers south-west of bethlehem”. Today it says “palestinian area located in beit jala”.
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Al-Dawha ( ) is a Palestinian area located in Beit Jala , two kilometers southwest of Bethlehem . Originally a part of Beit Jala, in 1977 the mayor of Beit Jala made an official trip to Qatar where he was endowed with a sum of money to develop the town's infrastructure. As a tribute to Qatar's funding, an area of Beit Jala was renamed Al-Dawha, a reference to the Qatari capital of Doha . In 1996, this area was officially converted into the city of Al-Dawha along with the formation of the new municipal council of Al-Dawha. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of 9,753 in 2007.1 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) . Palestine: Information with Provenance (PIWP database) .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Palestinian Authority muni al-Dawha ( ) is a Palestinian town located two kilometers south-west of Bethlehem .The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate Southern West Bank .
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Palestinian Authority muni Al-Dawha ( ) is a Palestinian area located in Beit Jala , two kilometers southwest of Bethlehem .This area is in the one from the areas that belongs to Beit Bala, and it is called Al-Dawha according to the Dawha Street in Beit Jala that Bishara Daod made by financing from the Doha State.
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Municipality type C in Bethlehem, State of Palestine Al-Dawha ( ) is a Palestinian area located in Beit Jala , two kilometers southwest of Bethlehem .Originally a part of Beit Jala, in 1977 the mayor of Beit Jala made an official trip to Qatar where he was endowed with a sum of money to develop the town's infrastructure.As a tribute to Qatar's funding, an area of Beit Jala was renamed Al-Dawha, a reference to the Qatari capital of Doha .In 1996, this area was officially converted into the city of Al-Dawha along with the formation of the new municipal council of Al-Dawha.According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of 9,753 in 2007.Palestine: Information with Provenance (PIWP database) .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Municipality type C in Bethlehem, State of Palestine Al-Dawha ( Arabic : الدوحة ) is a Palestinian area located in Beit Jala , two kilometers southwest of Bethlehem . Originally a part of Beit Jala, in 1977 the mayor of Beit Jala made an official trip to Qatar where he was endowed with a sum of money to develop the town's infrastructure. As a tribute to Qatar's funding, an area of Beit Jala was renamed Al-Dawha, a reference to the Qatari capital of Doha . In 1996, this area was officially converted into the city of Al-Dawha along with the formation of the new municipal council of Al-Dawha. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of 12,752 in 2017.Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). Palestine: Information with Provenance (PIWP database) .
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palestinian town located two kilometers south-west of bethlehem
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palestinian area located in beit jala
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