In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian town in the bethlehem governorate of the state of palestine”. Today it says “palestinian town in the bethlehem governorate in the south-central west bank”.
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Al-Khader ( Arabic : الخضر ) is a Palestinian town in the Bethlehem Governorate in the south-central West Bank . It is located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) west of Bethlehem . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of 11,960 in 2017. The area around al-Khader is marked by vineyards, and olive and fig trees. Al-Khader was founded in the late 18th or early 19th century. Its main landmarks are Solomon's Pools , the Murad Fortress (a Turkish Ottoman castle built by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1617 to defend Solomon’s Pools, that today houses a Museum for Palestinian Culture and Heritage), the Monastery and Church of St. George , and Al-Hamadiyya Mosque . Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). "Oscillations in the Rural Settlement of Samaria and Judaea in the Ottoman Period". in Shomron studies .
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Palestinian Authority municipality Al-Khader ( ) is a Palestinian town in the Bethlehem Governorate in the south-central West Bank . It is located to mi west of Bethlehem .
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Palestinian Authority municipality Al-Khader ( ) is a Palestinian town in the Bethlehem Governorate in the south-central West Bank . It is located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) west of Bethlehem .According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of 9,774 in 2007.
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Municipality type B in Bethlehem, State of Palestine Al-Khader ( ) is a Palestinian town in the Bethlehem Governorate in the south-central West Bank . It is located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) west of Bethlehem . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of 11,856 in 2017.The area around al-Khader is marked by vineyards, and olive and fig trees.Solomon's Pools , the Monastery of St.
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Municipality type B in Bethlehem, State of Palestine Al-Khader ( ) is a Palestinian town in the Bethlehem Governorate of the State of Palestine , in the south-central West Bank . It is located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) west of Bethlehem . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of 11,856 in 2017. The area around al-Khader is marked by vineyards, and olive and fig trees. Solomon's Pools , Murad Fortress (a Turkish Ottoman castle built by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1617 to defend Solomon’s Pools, that today houses a Museum for Palestinian Culture and Heritage), the Monastery and Church of St.George , and Al-Hamadiyya Mosque are al-Khader's main landmarks.Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) .
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palestinian town in the bethlehem governorate of the state of palestine
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palestinian town in the bethlehem governorate in the south-central west bank
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