In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab village in the district of ramla”. Today it says “palestinian arab village in the ramle subdistrict of mandatory palestine”.
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former Arab villages in Palestine al-Maghar was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine .1 It was located 12 km southwest of Ramla , situated north of Wadi al-Maghar. In 1945, it had a population of 1,740. It had an elementary school for boys and in 1945, it had an enrollment of 170 students. In the 8th century, the village was the birthplace of the Islamic jurist Abu al-Hasan Muhammad al-Maghari. The Battle of Mughar Ridge between British and Ottoman forces in the World War I was fought in the environs of Al-Maghar.2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
former Arab villages in Palestine al-Maghar was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Ramla . It was located 12 km southwest of Ramla , situated north of Wadi al-Maghar. In 1945 it had a population of 1,740. It had an elementary school for boys, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 170 students. In the eighth century A.D, the village was the birthplace of the Islamic jurist Abu al-Hasan Muhammad al-Maghari .
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Place in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine al-Maghar was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine . It was located 12 km southwest of Ramla , situated north of Wadi al-Maghar.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab village in the district of ramla”. Today it says “palestinian arab village in the ramle subdistrict of mandatory palestine”. Read the current article and compare.
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palestinian arab village in the district of ramla
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palestinian arab village in the ramle subdistrict of mandatory palestine
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