Wikipedia's first sentence called it “settlement”. Today it says “local council in central israel located southeast of rehovot and 25 kilometres”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Mazkeret Batya is a settlement (in Hebrew , moshava ) in the center of Israel . Mazkeret means "in memory [of]" and Batya is the name of the mother of Rothschild . v t e1
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Israel municipality Mazkeret Batya in the early days, c.1899 Mazkeret Batya ( ) (lit."Batya Memorial") is a town in the center of Israel located southeast of Rehovot and 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Tel-Aviv .Mazkeret Batya spans an area of 7,440 dunams (7 km²).In December 2008, it had a population of 9,900.The mayor of Mazkeret Batya is Meir Dahan.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Israel municipality Mazkeret Batya in the early days, c.1899 Mazkeret Batya ( ) (lit. "Batya Memorial") is a town in central Israel located southeast of Rehovot and 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Tel-Aviv . Mazkeret Batya spans an area of 7,440 dunams (7 km²). In December 2008, it had a population of 9,900. The mayor of Mazkeret Batya is Meir Dahan.
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Israel municipality Mazkeret Batya in the early days, c.1899 Mazkeret Batya ( ) (lit. "Batya Memorial") is a local council in central Israel located southeast of Rehovot and 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Tel-Aviv . Mazkeret Batya spans an area of 7,440 dunams (7 km²). In 2024 it had a population of 16,334.The mayor of Mazkeret Batya is Gaby Gaon.Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Local council Mazkeret Batya in the early days, c.1899 Mazkeret Batya ( ) (lit. "Batya Memorial") is a local council in central Israel located southeast of Rehovot and 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Tel Aviv . Mazkeret Batya spans an area of 7,440 dunams (7 km²). In 2024 it had a population of 16,334. The mayor of Mazkeret Batya is Gaby Gaon. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Local council in Central, Israel Mazkeret Batya in the early days, c.1899 Mazkeret Batya ( Hebrew : מַזְכֶּרֶת בַּתְיָה ) (lit. "Batya Memorial") is a local council in central Israel located southeast of Rehovot and 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Tel Aviv . Mazkeret Batya spans an area of 7,440 dunams (7 km ). In 2024 it had a population of 16,334. The mayor of Mazkeret Batya is Gaby Gaon. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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settlement
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local council in central israel located southeast of rehovot and 25 kilometres
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