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Khirbet al-Deir
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian town located ten kilometers south of bethlehem”. Today it says “palestinian village located 10 kilometres”.
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Khirbet al-Deir ( Arabic : خربة الدير ), or Khirbet ed-Deir , is a Palestinian village located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of Bethlehem , and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of Hebron . The town is in the Hebron Governorate of central West Bank . According to the 2017 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) Census, the village had a population of 358 people. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian town located ten kilometers south of bethlehem”. Today it says “palestinian village located 10 kilometres”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
palestinian town located ten kilometers south of bethlehem
Now
palestinian village located 10 kilometres
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