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Beit Ijza
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “village in the west bank with an area of 2526 dunams”. Today it says “village in the jerusalem governorate in the central west bank with an area of 2”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “village in the west bank with an area of 2526 dunams”. Today it says “village in the jerusalem governorate in the central west bank with an area of 2”.
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Village in Jerusalem Governorate Local Development Committee in Jerusalem, State of Palestine Beit Ijza ( Arabic : بيت إجزا , also spelled Bayt Ijza ); is a village in the Jerusalem Governorate in the central West Bank with an area of 2,526 dunams . Located approximately six miles north of Jerusalem , it had a population of 698 in 2007 and 854 by 2017. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “village in the west bank with an area of 2526 dunams”. Today it says “village in the jerusalem governorate in the central west bank with an area of 2”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
village in the west bank with an area of 2526 dunams
Now
village in the jerusalem governorate in the central west bank with an area of 2
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