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Al-Salihiyya, Palestine

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab village in the district of safad”. Today it says “palestinian arab village populated by people traditionally associated with the ghawarna”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab village in the district of safad”. Today it says “palestinian arab village populated by people traditionally associated with the ghawarna”.
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Place in Safad, Mandatory Palestine Al-Salihiyya ( Arabic : الصالحية ) was a Palestinian Arab village populated by people traditionally associated with the Ghawarna, a generic exonym denoting inhabitants of the drainage plains of the Hula Valley. It was depopulated during the 1948 War on May 25, 1948, by the Israeli Palmach . It was located in the Safad Subdistrict , 25 km northeast of Safad , at the intersection of the Jordan River and Wadi Tur'an . Also gives causes of depopulation.

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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab village in the district of safad”. Today it says “palestinian arab village populated by people traditionally associated with the ghawarna”. Read the current article and compare.
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palestinian arab village in the district of safad

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palestinian arab village populated by people traditionally associated with the ghawarna

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