In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab village located to mi northeast of gaza city”. Today it says “palestinian arab village located 15 kilometers”.
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former Arab villages in Palestine Huj ( ) was a Palestinian Arab village located to mi northeast of Gaza City .1 Identified as the site of the ancient Philistine town of Oga, the modern village was founded by the Ottomans in the early 19th century. Situated in a hilly area on the northern edge of the Negev Desert , its total land area amounted to approximately 22,000 dunams of which about 3/4 was in Arab ownership while the remaining 1/4 belonged to Jewish owners and the general public. According to a 1945 census, Huj and the nearby town of Dorot had a population of 1,040 inhabitants, of which 240 were Jewish , and most Arab .2Oga - (Huj) Studium Biblicum Franciscanum - Jerusalem. 2000-12-19.3A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine (1970) Hadawi, Sami .4
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former Arab villages in Palestine Huj ( ) was a Palestinian Arab village located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) northeast of Gaza City . Identified as the site of the ancient Philistine town of Oga, the modern village was founded by the Ottomans in the early 19th century. Situated in a hilly area on the northern edge of the Negev Desert , it was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . Oga - (Huj) Studium Biblicum Franciscanum - Jerusalem. 2000-12-19.
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Place in Gaza, Mandatory Palestine Huj ( ) was a Palestinian Arab village located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) northeast of Gaza City . Identified as the site of the ancient Philistine town of Oga, the modern village was founded by the Ottomans in the early 19th century. Situated in a hilly area on the northern edge of the Negev Desert , it was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . Also gives cause of depopulation.
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Place in Gaza, Mandatory Palestine Huj ( Arabic : هوج ) was a Palestinian Arab village located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) northeast of Gaza City . Identified as the site of the ancient Philistine town of Oga, the modern village was founded by the Ottomans in the early 19th century. Situated in a hilly area on the northern edge of the Negev Desert , it was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . Also gives cause of depopulation.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab village located to mi northeast of gaza city”. Today it says “palestinian arab village located 15 kilometers”. Read the current article and compare.
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palestinian arab village located to mi northeast of gaza city
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palestinian arab village located 15 kilometers
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