In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian town in the jerusalem governorate in the central west bank”. Today it says “palestinian town in the jerusalem governorate of the state of palestine”.
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Municipality type C in Jerusalem, State of Palestine Anata region as of late 2014 Shu'fat Camp and 'Anata behind the Israeli West Bank barrier ' Anata ( ) is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine , in the central West Bank , located four kilometers northeast of Jerusalem's Old City .1 According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , 'Anata had a population of 16,919 in 2017. Its total land area is 30,603 dunams , of which over half now lies within the Israeli Jerusalem municipality and 1,654 is Palestinian built-up area. Since 1967, 'Anata has been occupied by Israel. Together with Shu'afat refugee camp , the village is almost surrounded by the separation barrier , cutting it off from Jerusalem and surrounding villages except for a checkpoint in the west and a road in the north-east that gives access to the rest of the West Bank.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Palestinian Authority muni ' Anata ( ) is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate in the central West Bank , located four kilometers northeast of Jerusalem . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , 'Anata had a population of 9,600 in 2006. Its total land area is 30,603 dunams , of which over half now lies within Jerusalem and 1,654 is Palestinian built-up area.
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Palestinian Authority muni Anata region as of late 2014 ' Anata ( ) is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate in the central West Bank , located four kilometers northeast of Jerusalem's Old City . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , 'Anata had a population of 9,600 in 2006. Its total land area is 30,603 dunams , of which over half now lies within the Israeli Jerusalem municipality and 1,654 is Palestinian built-up area.Since 1967, 'Anata is occupied by Israel.Together with Shu'afat refugee camp , the village is almost surrounded by the separation barrier , cutting it off from Jerusalem and surrounding villages except for a checkpoint in the west and a road in the north-east that gives access to the rest of the West Bank.
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Municipality type D in Jerusalem, State of Palestine Anata region as of late 2014 ' Anata ( ) is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate in the central West Bank , located four kilometers northeast of Jerusalem's Old City . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , 'Anata had a population of 9,600 in 2006. Its total land area is 30,603 dunams , of which over half now lies within the Israeli Jerusalem municipality and 1,654 is Palestinian built-up area. Since 1967, 'Anata has been occupied by Israel. Together with Shu'afat refugee camp , the village is almost surrounded by the separation barrier , cutting it off from Jerusalem and surrounding villages except for a checkpoint in the west and a road in the north-east that gives access to the rest of the West Bank.
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Municipality type C in Jerusalem, State of Palestine ' Anata ( Arabic : عناتا ) is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine , in the central West Bank , located four kilometers northeast of Jerusalem's Old City . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , 'Anata had a population of 16,919 in 2017. Its total land area is 30,603 dunams , of which over half now lies within the Israeli Jerusalem municipality and 1,654 is Palestinian built-up area. Since 1967, 'Anata has been occupied by Israel. Together with Shu'afat refugee camp , the village is almost surrounded by the Israeli West Bank barrier , cutting it off from Jerusalem and surrounding villages except for a checkpoint in the west and a road in the north-east that gives access to the rest of the West Bank. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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palestinian town in the jerusalem governorate in the central west bank
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palestinian town in the jerusalem governorate of the state of palestine
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