In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian city located 4 kilometers”. Today it says “city in the gaza strip”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Jabalia ( Arabic : جباليا) the largest Palestinian refugee camp in existence. The camp had a registered population of 103,646 inhabitants on June 30 , 2002 , and is located at the northern end of the Gaza Strip , close to the Israeli border and a village with the same name. The camp only covers an area of 1.4 km² making it one of the most densely populated places on earth. The First Intifada in December 1987 began in Jabalia. The camp has been the scene of much violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict .1
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The opening as it stood in 2010 5 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Palestinian Authority municipality Jabalia also Jabalya ( ) is a Palestinian city located to mi north of Gaza City .It is under the jurisdiction of the North Gaza Governorate , in the Gaza Strip .According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Jabalia had a population of 82,877 in mid-year 2006.The Jabalia refugee camp is adjacent to the city to the North.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Palestinian Authority municipality Jabalia also Jabalya ( ) is a Palestinian city located 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) north of Gaza City . It is under the jurisdiction of the North Gaza Governorate , in the Gaza Strip . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Jabalia had a population of 82,877 in mid‑2006. The Jabalia refugee camp is adjacent to the city to the north. The nearby town of Nazla is a part of the Jabalia municipality.The city is currently ruled by a Hamas administration .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Municipality type A in North Gaza, State of Palestine Jabalia also Jabalya ( ) is a Palestinian city located 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) north of Gaza City . It is under the jurisdiction of the North Gaza Governorate , in the Gaza Strip . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Jabalia had a population of 82,877 in mid‑2006. The Jabalia refugee camp is adjacent to the city to the north. The nearby town of Nazla is a part of the Jabalia municipality. The city is currently ruled by a Hamas administration .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Municipality type A in North Gaza, State of Palestine Jabalia also Jabalya ( ) is a Palestinian city located 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) north of Gaza City . It is under the jurisdiction of the North Gaza Governorate , in the Gaza Strip . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Jabalia had a population of 82,877 in mid-2006. The Jabalia refugee camp is adjacent to the city to the north. The nearby town of Nazla is a part of the Jabalia municipality. The city is currently ruled by a Hamas administration .
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The opening as it stood in 2025 4 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Municipality type A in North Gaza, State of Palestine Jabalia , also spelled Jabalya ( Arabic : جباليا ), is a city in the Gaza Strip , Palestine , located 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) north of Gaza City , in the North Gaza Governorate of the Gaza Strip .According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Jabalia had a population of 172,704 in 2017.In addition to Jabalia, the city municipality contains the Jabalia refugee camp and the town of Nazla , the latter of which was an independent village council before being merged with Jabalia.Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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palestinian city located 4 kilometers
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city in the gaza strip
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