Wikipedia's first sentence called it “third wife of king hussein of jordan”. Today it says “queen of jordan as the third wife of king hussein from their marriage on 24 december 1972 until her death in a”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Queen of Jordan from 1972 to 1977 Alia Bahauddin Toukan ([علياء بهاء الدين طوقان] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |3= ( help ) ); 25 December 1948 – 9 February 1977), also known as”. It now reads “Queen of Jordan from 1972 to 1977”.
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Alia Baha ed Din Toukan ( December 25 , 1948 - February 9 , 1977 ), was the third wife of King Hussein of Jordan . A daughter of Bahauddin Toukan, former Jordanian ambassador to the Court of St. James's , she was born in Cairo, Egypt . She married the king on December 24 , 1972 , and was titled Queen Alia al Hussein . They had two children of their own, and adopted a daughter. She died in a helicopter crash in Amman, Jordan , and Amman airport was afterwards renamed Queen Alia International Airport .1
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Alia Baha ad-Din Touqan ( ) (25 December 1948 – 9 February 1977), was the Queen consort of Jordan and the third spouse of King Hussein of Jordan from her marriage in 1972 until her death in a helicopter crash in 1977.The international airport in Amman is named after her.
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Alia Baha Ad-Din Touqan ( ) (25 December 1948 – 9 February 1977) was the Queen consort of Jordan and the third spouse of King Hussein of Jordan from her marriage in 1972 until her death in a helicopter crash in 1977. The international airport in Amman is named after her.
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Alia Bahauddin Toukan ( ) (25 December 1948 – 9 February 1977) was Queen of Jordan and the third wife of King Hussein from their marriage in 1972 until her death in a helicopter crash in southern Jordan near Tafilah .
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Queen of Jordan from 1972 to 1977 Alia Bahauddin Toukan ([علياء بهاء الدين طوقان] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |3= ( help ) ); 25 December 1948 – 9 February 1977), also known as Alia Al Hussein ( ), was Queen of Jordan as the third wife of King Hussein from their marriage on 24 December 1972 until her death in a helicopter crash in 1977.
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Queen of Jordan from 1972 to 1977 Alia Bahauddin Toukan ( Arabic : علياء بهاء الدين طوقان , romanized : 'Āliyā' Bahāʾ ud-Dīn Ṭūqān ; 25 December 1948 – 9 February 1977), also known as Alia Al Hussein ( Arabic : علياء الحسين ), was Queen of Jordan as the third wife of King Hussein from their marriage on 24 December 1972 until her death in a helicopter crash in 1977.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “third wife of king hussein of jordan”. Today it says “queen of jordan as the third wife of king hussein from their marriage on 24 december 1972 until her death in a”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Queen of Jordan from 1972 to 1977 Alia Bahauddin Toukan ([علياء بهاء الدين طوقان] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |3= ( help ) ); 25 December 1948 – 9 February 1977), also known as”. It now reads “Queen of Jordan from 1972 to 1977”. Read the current article and compare.
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third wife of king hussein of jordan
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queen of jordan as the third wife of king hussein from their marriage on 24 december 1972 until her death in a
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