Did Wikipedia remove the word "" from the Maghar, Israel article?

Yes. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it "arab town in israel 's north district with an area of 19". Today it says "city of mixed population of muslims". We saved the article's opening paragraph at 5 moments between October 6, 2023 and 2025, and the counts come from those saved copies.

When did the Maghar, Israel article stop using the word ""?

The word appeared 0 times in the opening at its peak in 2005. It is absent from today's opening, the part search engines quote and AI systems train on, checked against the live article on 2026-08-02.

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Maghar, Israel

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “arab town in israel 's north district with an area of 19”. Today it says “city of mixed population of muslims”.

Measured, not asserted. Every count, date and revision on this page was taken from Wikipedia's own history and checked against the live article. The words quoted are theirs.

Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “arab town in israel 's north district with an area of 19”. Today it says “city of mixed population of muslims”.

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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023

City council in Israel Maghar ( , , also al-Maghar or Mghar ; lit. the caves ) is a city of mixed population of Muslims, Christians, and Druze in Israel 's Northern District with an area of 19,810 dunams .¹ Maghar was given the status of a local council in 1956, and of a city in 2021. In 2024 it had a population of 23,486. Its population consists of 57% Druze , 23% Christians, and 20% Muslims. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . The Times of Israel .

This is Wikipedia's own text, saved in our repository. Their copy of it is revision 1165992521.

Today

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “arab town in israel 's north district with an area of 19”. Today it says “city of mixed population of muslims”. Read the current article and compare.

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What Wikipedia says this is

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Then

arab town in israel 's north district with an area of 19

Now

city of mixed population of muslims

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