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'Arab al-Rashayida
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian village located twelve kilometers east of jerusalem”. Today it says “palestinian village in the bethlehem governorate”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian village located twelve kilometers east of jerusalem”. Today it says “palestinian village in the bethlehem governorate”.
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Village in West Bank, Palestine Municipality type D in Bethlehem, State of Palestine ' Arab al-Rashayida ( Arabic : عرب الرشايدة ) is a Palestinian village in the Bethlehem Governorate , central West Bank . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the city had a population of 2,060 in 2017. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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palestinian village located twelve kilometers east of jerusalem
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palestinian village in the bethlehem governorate
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