In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian town located north of khan yunis”. Today it says “palestinian town in the khan yunis governorate of the gaza strip”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Al-Qarara or Al Qarara ( Arabic : القرارة ) is a Palestinian town located north of Khan Yunis , in the Khan Yunis Governorate of the southern Gaza Strip . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , al-Qarara had a population of 29,004 inhabitants in 2017, The town is 15 miles south of Gaza City , and used to be a farming village. It lies on trade routes dating back to the Bronze Age . The town was a site of a displacement camp during the Gaza war . The IDF bombed the Al-Qarara Museum in the area In October 2023, which houses Canaanite and Roman-era artifacts from the region. Israeli ground forces demolished numerous residential buildings in the area in 2024. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Palestinian Authority municipality al-Qarara ( is a Palestinian town located north of Khan Yunis , in the Khan Yunis Governorate of the southern Gaza Strip . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , al-Qarara had a population of over 16,900 inhabitants in mid-year 2006, mostly adherents of Islam .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Municipality type B in Khan Yunis, State of Palestine al-Qarara ( ) is a Palestinian town located north of Khan Yunis , in the Khan Yunis Governorate of the southern Gaza Strip . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , al-Qarara had a population of over 16,900 inhabitants in mid-year 2006, mostly adherents of Islam .
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palestinian town located north of khan yunis
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palestinian town in the khan yunis governorate of the gaza strip
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