In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian town located thirteen kilometers west of salfit in the salfit governorate of the northern west bank”. Today it says “palestinian town 13 kilometers west of salfit in the salfit governorate of the state of palestine”.
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Bruqin ( Arabic : إبروقين ) is a Palestinian town 13 kilometers west of Salfit in the Salfit Governorate of the State of Palestine , in the northern West Bank , adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Brukhin , which was built over lands confiscated from the Palestinian town. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Bruqin had a population of 4,047 in 2017. The town used to be on a camel-trading route. There is evidence of Roman rule in the city due to the presence of three ancient pools and a tomb. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Palestinian Authority municipality Bruqin ( ) is a Palestinian town located thirteen kilometers west of Salfit in the Salfit Governorate of the northern West Bank and adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Brukhin . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a projected population 3,650 in mid-year 2006. Bruqin used to be on a camel-trading route. There is evidence of Roman rule in the city due to the presence of three ancient pools and a tomb. The main families of the town are Barakat, Sabra and Samara.
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Palestinian Authority municipality Bruqin ( ) is a Palestinian town located 13 kilometers west of Salfit in the Salfit Governorate of the northern West Bank and adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Bruchin . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of 3,236 in 2007. Bruqin used to be on a camel-trading route. There is evidence of Roman rule in the city due to the presence of three ancient pools and a tomb.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Municipality type D in Salfit, State of Palestine Bruqin ( ) is a Palestinian town located 13 kilometers west of Salfit in the Salfit Governorate of the northern West Bank and adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Bruchin . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of 3,236 in 2007. Bruqin used to be on a camel-trading route. There is evidence of Roman rule in the city due to the presence of three ancient pools and a tomb.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Municipality type D in Salfit, State of Palestine Bruqin ( ) is a Palestinian town located 13 kilometers west of Salfit in the Salfit Governorate of the State of Palestine , in the northern West Bank , adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Brukhin , which was built over lands confiscated from the Palestinian town.According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Bruqin had a population of 3,236 in 2007.The town used to be on a camel-trading route. There is evidence of Roman rule in the city due to the presence of three ancient pools and a tomb. The main families of the town are Barakat, Sabra, Samara and Khater.
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palestinian town located thirteen kilometers west of salfit in the salfit governorate of the northern west bank
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palestinian town 13 kilometers west of salfit in the salfit governorate of the state of palestine
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