In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian village in the west bank”. Today it says “palestinian village in the northern west bank of the state of palestine”.
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Misilyah ( Arabic : مسلية ), sometimes spelled Mithiliyeh and Misiliyeh , is a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank of the State of Palestine , located 14 kilometers south of the city of Jenin . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the village had a population of 2,252 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 2,884 by 2017. The main agricultural crops cultivated in Misilya are olives, grapes, figs, and vegetables. Roman and Islamic ruins have been found in the village. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Palestinian Authority muni Misilyah ( ) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, located 14 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 2,252 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.
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Palestinian Authority muni Misilyah ( ) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, located 14 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 2,252 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. The main agricultural crops as olive oil, grapes,fig, and vegetables.Roman and Islamic ruins have been found in the village.
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Municipality type D in Jenin, State of Palestine Misilyah ( ), sometimes spelled Mithilîyeh and Misilîyeh , is a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank , located 14 kilometers south of the city of Jenin . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the village had a population of 2,252 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. The main agricultural crops cultivated in Misilya are olives, grapes, figs, and vegetables. Roman and Islamic ruins have been found in the village.
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palestinian village in the west bank
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palestinian village in the northern west bank of the state of palestine
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