Wikipedia's first sentence called it “part of the network of french research centres abroad”. Today it says “french social science research institute with locations in jordan”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Fields of research and area purposes”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
French research center ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The French Institute for the Near East (l’Institut Francais du Proche-Orient), Erbil Citadel, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan The French Institute of the Near East ( French : Institut français du Proche-Orient , IFPO ) is a French social sciences research institute with locations in Jordan ( Amman ), Lebanon ( Beirut ) and until 2011 in Syria ( Damascus and Aleppo ), with additional operations in Iraq and Palestine . It was founded in 2002. Operating under the French government 's Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (French: Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères) portfolio, the IFPO is part of a network of French research centers abroad. The IFPO is organized into three departments: Arabic (Modern and Medieval) Studies; Archaeology and History of Antiquity; and Contemporary Studies. "L'Institut français du Proche-Orient : la construction de savoirs partagés – Institut français du Proche-Orient (Ifpo)" (in French) .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Institut français du Proche-Orient (IFPO), or French Institute of the Near East, is part of the network of French Research Centres abroad. It has branches in Syria , Lebanon and Jordan .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Institut français du Proche-Orient (IFPO), or French Institute of the Near East , is part of the network of French Research Centres abroad. It has branches in Syria , Lebanon and Jordan .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The French Institute of the Near East ( , IFPO) is part of the network of French Research Centres abroad. It has branches in Syria , Lebanon and Jordan .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
French research center ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The French Institute for the Near East (l’Institut Francais du Proche-Orient), Erbil Citadel, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan The French Institute of the Near East ( , IFPO ) is part of the network of French Research Centers abroad.It has branches in Syria , Lebanon , Jordan , and Iraq .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “part of the network of french research centres abroad”. Today it says “french social science research institute with locations in jordan”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Fields of research and area purposes”. Read the current article and compare.
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part of the network of french research centres abroad
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french social science research institute with locations in jordan
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Fields of research and area purposes
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