In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian town in the west bank”. Today it says “palestinian town in the jenin governorate of palestine”.
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Meithalun ( Arabic : ميثلون , transliteration: Meithalûn ; also spelled Maythalun , Maithaloun or Meithalon ) is a Palestinian town in the Jenin Governorate of Palestine , in the northern West Bank , located 26 kilometers south of Jenin . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, the town had a population of 6,995 in 2007 and 8,321 by 2017. Meithalun has four mosques, six schools, four pharmacies, two weather stations, two kindergartens, two clinics: maternity and general, several workshops, two multipurpose halls, two cemeteries, a police station, an office of the Ministry of Interior of the State of Palestine , three bakeries, four Internet cafes, two cultural centers, two major diwans , and a bank (Bank of Palestine). The town occupies an area of around 12,495 dunum (historic unit translating to about 1000 square meters). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Palestinian Authority muni Meithalun ( ) is a Palestinian town in the West Bank, located 17 km South of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of 7,006 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. The town has four mosques, 6 schools, 4 pharmacies, 2 weather stations, 2 kindergartens, 2 clinics: matgernity; general, plenty of workshops, 2 multipurpose halls, 2 cemitaries, 1 police station, minstry of interior office, 3 backery shops, 4 Internet cafes, 2 cultural centers, 2 major diwans, 1 Bank (Bank of Palestine) with ATM and a lot more services. The town occupies an area of 12 thousand donums.
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Palestinian Authority muni Meithalun ( ) is a Palestinian town in the Jenin Governorate in the northern West Bank , located 17 kilometers south of Jenin .According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, the town had a population of 6,995 in 2007.Meithalun has four mosques, six schools, four pharmacies, two weather stations, two kindergartens, two clinics: maternity and general, several workshops, two multipurpose halls, two cemeteries, a police station, an office of the Ministry of Interior , three bakery shops, four Internet cafes, two cultural centers, two major diwans, and a bank (Bank of Palestine).The town occupies an area of 12,000 dunums. 2007 Locality Population Statistics .
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Municipality type C in Jenin, State of Palestine Meithalun ( , transliteration: Meithalûn ; also spelled Maythalun , Maithaloun or Meithalon ) is a Palestinian town in the Jenin Governorate in the northern West Bank , located 26 kilometers south of Jenin . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, the town had a population of 6,995 in 2007. Meithalun has four mosques, six schools, four pharmacies, two weather stations, two kindergartens, two clinics: maternity and general, several workshops, two multipurpose halls, two cemeteries, a police station, an office of the Ministry of Interior , three bakeries, four Internet cafes, two cultural centers, two major diwans , and a bank (Bank of Palestine). The town occupies an area of around 12,495 dunums.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Municipality type C in Jenin, State of Palestine Meithalun ( , transliteration: Meithalûn ; also spelled Maythalun , Maithaloun or Meithalon ) is a Palestinian town in the Jenin Governorate of Palestine , in the northern West Bank , located 26 kilometers south of Jenin . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, the town had a population of 6,995 in 2007. Meithalun has four mosques, six schools, four pharmacies, two weather stations, two kindergartens, two clinics: maternity and general, several workshops, two multipurpose halls, two cemeteries, a police station, an office of the Ministry of Interior of the State of Palestine , three bakeries, four Internet cafes, two cultural centers, two major diwans , and a bank (Bank of Palestine). The town occupies an area of around 12,495 dunums.
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palestinian town in the west bank
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palestinian town in the jenin governorate of palestine
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