In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian village located twenty-four kilometers southwest of hebron”. Today it says “palestinian village located 24 kilometers southwest of hebron and includes the smaller village of ' arab al-fur”.
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Village in West Bank, Palestine Municipality type D in Hebron, State of Palestine Al-Ramadin ( Arabic : الرماضين ) is a Palestinian village located 24 kilometers southwest of Hebron and includes the smaller village of ' Arab al-Fureijat to the southeast. The village is part the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the two villages had a combined population of 4,150 in 2017. The principal families are al-Sho'ur, al-Zagharna, al-Fureijat, al-Daraghmeh, al-Raghmat, al-Mlihat and al-Masamra. Al-Ramadin and 'Arab al-Fureijat were established by Bedouins who fled their traditional homeland in the vicinity of Beersheba in the Negev for the suburbs of ad-Dhahiriya . The name "al-Ramadin" derives from "Ramadan," the patriarch of the main Bedouin tribe that founded the modern village after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . A nine-member village council was appointed by the Palestinian Authority to administer al-Ramadin and Arab al-Fureijat in 1997. There are three active mosques in al-Ramadin, as well as three historic Christian edifices, including the al-Fadi Monastery and al-Asela Church. The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 2. Jerusalem Media and Communications Center (JMCC). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Palestinian Authority municipality al-Ramadien ( ) is a Palestinian village located twenty-four kilometers southwest of Hebron .The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the village had a population of 3,281 in 2007.
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Palestinian Authority municipality Al-Ramadin ( ) is a Palestinian village located 24 kilometers southwest of Hebron and includes the smaller village of 'Arab al-Fureijat to the southeast.The village is part the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank .According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the two villages had a combined population of 3,853 in 2007.The principal families are al-Sho'ur, al-Zagharna, al-Fureijat, al-Daraghmeh, al-Raghmat, al-Mlihat and al—Masamra.Al-Ramadin and 'Arab al-Fureijat were established by Bedouins who fled their traditional homeland in the vicinity of Beersheba in the Negev for the suburbs of ad-Dhahiriya .The name "al-Ramadin" derives from "Ramadan," the patriarch of the main Bedouin tribe that founded the modern village after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War .A nine-member village council was appointed by the Palestinian Authority to administer al-Ramadin and Arab al-Fureijat in 1997.There are three active mosques in al-Ramadin, as well as three historic Christian edifices including the al-Fadi Monastery and al-Asela Church.The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 2.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Municipality type D in Hebron, State of Palestine Al-Ramadin ( ) is a Palestinian village located 24 kilometers southwest of Hebron and includes the smaller village of 'Arab al-Fureijat to the southeast. The village is part the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the two villages had a combined population of 3,853 in 2007. The principal families are al-Sho'ur, al-Zagharna, al-Fureijat, al-Daraghmeh, al-Raghmat, al-Mlihat and al-Masamra. Al-Ramadin and 'Arab al-Fureijat were established by Bedouins who fled their traditional homeland in the vicinity of Beersheba in the Negev for the suburbs of ad-Dhahiriya . The name "al-Ramadin" derives from "Ramadan," the patriarch of the main Bedouin tribe that founded the modern village after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . A nine-member village council was appointed by the Palestinian Authority to administer al-Ramadin and Arab al-Fureijat in 1997. There are three active mosques in al-Ramadin, as well as three historic Christian edifices, including the al-Fadi Monastery and al-Asela Church. The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 2. Jerusalem Media and Communications Center (JMCC).
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palestinian village located twenty-four kilometers southwest of hebron
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palestinian village located 24 kilometers southwest of hebron and includes the smaller village of ' arab al-fur
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