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Az-Zawayda
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian town in deir al-balah governorate located about 3 km north-east of the city of deir al-balah and ju”. Today it says “palestinian town in the gaza strip”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian town in deir al-balah governorate located about 3 km north-east of the city of deir al-balah and ju”. Today it says “palestinian town in the gaza strip”.
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Az-Zawayda ( Arabic : الزوايدة ), also spelled Zawaida , is a Palestinian town in the Gaza Strip , in the Deir al-Balah Governorate of the State of Palestine . It is located about three kilometers northeast of the city of Deir al-Balah and just west of Maghazi refugee camp . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) 2017 census, there were 23,841 residents. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian town in deir al-balah governorate located about 3 km north-east of the city of deir al-balah and ju”. Today it says “palestinian town in the gaza strip”. Read the current article and compare.
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palestinian town in deir al-balah governorate located about 3 km north-east of the city of deir al-balah and ju
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palestinian town in the gaza strip
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