Wikipedia's first sentence called it “southernmost subdistrict of israel and one of two subdistricts in its southern district”. Today it says “southernmost sub-district of israel and one of two sub-districts of the southern district in the negev”.
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Subdistrict in Southern District, Israel 31°15′32″N 34°47′52″E  /  31.2589°N 34.7978°E  / 31.2589; 34.7978 The Beersheba Subdistrict is the southernmost subdistrict of Israel and one of two subdistricts in its Southern District .1The capital of the subdistrict is, as the name implies, Beersheba . Rahat is the second-largest city and Eilat comes third. Other cities in the subdistrict are Arad , Dimona , Netivot , and Ofakim . Hura and Kseifa have not received city status yet are of similar size. The subdistrict includes an international airport, near Eilat, and a seaport in Eilat.2
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Subdistrict in Southern, Israel 31°15′32″N 34°47′52″E  /  31.2589°N 34.7978°E  / 31.2589; 34.7978 Beersheba Subdistrict is the southernmost sub-district of Israel and one of two sub-districts of the Southern District in the Negev .The largest city and capital of the sub-district is the metropolis of Beersheba .Spanning approximately 12,918 km (4,988 sq mi), it is the largest sub-district by land area, and had around 703,700 residents in 2016.The population is composed of a mixture of Jews and Arabs .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “southernmost subdistrict of israel and one of two subdistricts in its southern district”. Today it says “southernmost sub-district of israel and one of two sub-districts of the southern district in the negev”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
southernmost subdistrict of israel and one of two subdistricts in its southern district
Now
southernmost sub-district of israel and one of two sub-districts of the southern district in the negev
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