In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “arabic name for el cid”. Today it says “bedouin village in israel”.
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al-Sayyid is also the Arabic name for El Cid .1Place in Southern, Israel al-Sayyid or al-Sayed ( ; ) is a Bedouin village in the Negev desert of southern Israel , located between Arad and Beersheba , just south of Hura .2Its inhabitants are members of the al-Sayyid tribe , who are noted for the high levels of deafness amongst their population and their subsequent development of the al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language , which is used by many of the hearing villagers as well as the deaf. Five percent of the tribe (150 of the 3,000) are deaf, compared to a usual rate of 0.1%. One suggested cause is the high level of inbreeding within the tribe; 27% of marriages are between cousins, and 65% are between couples related in some way, and a quarter of the population carries the deafness gene. This is attributed to the tribe's historical isolation in the area.3
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Al-Sayyid is also the Arabic name for El Cid . Place in Southern, Israel al-Sayyid or al-Sayed ( ; ) is a Bedouin village in Israel . Located in the Negev desert between Arad and Beersheba and just south of Hura , it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Kasom Regional Council .In 2012 the village's population was 3,057.Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . 2012 .
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Al-Sayyid is also the Arabic name for El Cid . Place in Southern, Israel Al-Sayyid or al-Sayed ( ; ) is a Bedouin village in Israel . Located in the Negev desert between Arad and Beersheba and just south of Hura , it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Kasom Regional Council . In 2024 the village's population was 6,109. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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Village in southern Israel Place in Southern, Israel Al-Sayyid or al-Sayed ( ; ) is a Bedouin village in Israel . Located in the Negev desert between Arad and Beersheba and just south of Hura , it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Kasom Regional Council . In 2024 the village's population was 6,109. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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Village in southern Israel Place in Southern, Israel Al-Sayyid or al-Sayed ( Arabic : السيد ; Hebrew : א-סייד ) is a Bedouin village in Israel . Located in the Negev desert between Arad and Beersheba and just south of Hura , it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Kasom Regional Council . In 2024 the village's population was 6,109. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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arabic name for el cid
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bedouin village in israel
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