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Jewish cemetery, Beirut
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “only jewish cemetery in beirut”. Today it says “only jewish cemetery in lebanon 's capital”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Panorama view in 2021 The Beth Elamen”. It now reads “Cemetery in Lebanon Panorama view in 2021 The Beth Elamen”.
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33°53′06.78″N 35°30′36.15″E  /  33.8852167°N 35.5100417°E  / 33.8852167; 35.5100417 The Jewish cemetery in Beirut, (2008) The Jewish cemetery of Beirut , located close to Sodeco Square, is the only Jewish cemetery in Beirut , Lebanon . It is also accessible via the Damascus Road (also known as "Rue de Damas"). Some of the gravestones have been broken during the Lebanese civil war . But it is still a functional cemetery, and is currently used by Lebanese Jews .1
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “only jewish cemetery in beirut”. Today it says “only jewish cemetery in lebanon 's capital”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Panorama view in 2021 The Beth Elamen”. It now reads “Cemetery in Lebanon Panorama view in 2021 The Beth Elamen”. Read the current article and compare.
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only jewish cemetery in beirut
Now
only jewish cemetery in lebanon 's capital
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