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Ghajar

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “alawite village on the hasbani river on the border between lebanon and the israeli-occupied area of the golan h”. Today it says “alawite -arab village on the hasbani river”.
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Village on the Lebanese-Syrian border For Iranian royal family, see Qajar dynasty . Place Ghajar ( Arabic : غجر , Hebrew : ע'ג'ר or רג'ר ‎), also Rhadjar , is an Alawite -Arab village on the Hasbani River , on the border between Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights . The name of the village means "gypsy" in Arabic. As of 2024, it had a population of 2,738, most of whom consider themselves Syrian but have Israeli ID cards. The Blue Line divides Ghajar between Lebanon and the Golan Heights, although Israel has occupied the entire village since 2006. Israel considers it a part of its Northern District , in which its southern part is organized as a local council in the Golan Subdistrict . Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . "Moves at a small border village hike Israel-Hezbollah tensions at a time of regional jitters" .

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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “alawite village on the hasbani river on the border between lebanon and the israeli-occupied area of the golan h”. Today it says “alawite -arab village on the hasbani river”. Read the current article and compare.
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alawite village on the hasbani river on the border between lebanon and the israeli-occupied area of the golan h

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alawite -arab village on the hasbani river

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