Wikipedia's first sentence called it “city in the north district in israel”. Today it says “city in the northern district of israel on the western slopes of the hula valley near the lebanese border”.
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The opening as it read in 2010
Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona ( , lit.1City of the Eight) is a city located in the North District of Israel on the western slopes of the Hula Valley on the Lebanese border.2The city was named for the eight people, including Joseph Trumpeldor , who died in 1920 defending Tel Hai .3Today, about one-third of Kiryat Shmona's population of 22,100 are younger than 19, and the majority of its inhabitants are Jews , particularly of Sephardic descent.4 Located near the Israel-Lebanon border , Kiryat Shmona is Israel's northernmost city. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . 2008-06-30 .5
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The opening as it stood in 2005
According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2001 the city had a total population of 21,400.
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Town of the Eight) is a city located in the North District of Israel on the western slopes of the Hula Valley near the Lebanese border. The city was named after the eight people, including Joseph Trumpeldor , who died in 1920 defending Tel Hai . Today, about one-third of Kiryat Shmona's population of 23,100 are younger than 19, and the majority of its inhabitants are Jews , particularly of Moroccan extraction. Located near the Israel-Lebanon border , Kiryat Shmona is Israel's northernmost city. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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Town of the Eight) is a city located in the Northern District of Israel on the western slopes of the Hula Valley near the Lebanese border. The city was named after the eight people, including Joseph Trumpeldor , who died in 1920 defending Tel Hai . In 2024 it had a population of 24,437, the majority of whom are Jews , particularly of Moroccan extraction. Located near the Israel-Lebanon border , Kiryat Shmona is Israel's northernmost city. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
City in Israel Kiryat Shmona ( , lit. Town of the Eight) is a city in the Northern District of Israel on the western slopes of the Hula Valley near the Lebanese border. The city was named after the eight people, including Joseph Trumpeldor , who died in 1920 defending Tel Hai . In 2024 it had a population of 24,437, the majority of whom are Jews , particularly of Moroccan descent. Located near the Israel–Lebanon border , Kiryat Shmona is Israel's northernmost city. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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City in Israel Kiryat Shmona ( Hebrew : קריית שמונה , lit. ' City of the Eight ' ) is a city in the Northern District of Israel on the western slopes of the Hula Valley near the Lebanese border. In 2024 it had a population of 24,437. Located near the Israel–Lebanon border , Kiryat Shmona is Israel's northernmost city. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “city in the north district in israel”. Today it says “city in the northern district of israel on the western slopes of the hula valley near the lebanese border”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
city in the north district in israel
Now
city in the northern district of israel on the western slopes of the hula valley near the lebanese border
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