Wikipedia's first sentence called it “kibbutz and israeli settlement in the northern golan heights which lies in the municipal territory of the israe”. Today it says “israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the northern golan heights”.
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Ortal ( ) is an Israeli settlement and a kibbutz in the northern Golan Heights which lies in the municipal territory of the Israeli Golan Regional Council .1 The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Ortal is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Katzrin .2Its vineyard, affiliated with the Golan Winery, produces several varieties of grapes.3Its elevation is 915 meters above sea level.4Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . 2012 .5
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Place in Northern, Israel Ortal ( ) is a kibbutz and Israeli settlement in the northern Golan Heights which lies in the municipal territory of the Israeli Golan Regional Council . Ortal is one of the oldest and most established kibbutzim in the Golan, and is situated in the middle of the plateau, about 20 kilometers northeast of Katzrin . Its vineyard produces chardonnay , cabernet , and merlot grapes, and is part of the Golan Winery.
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Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights For other uses, see Ortal . Place in Northern, Israel Ortal ( ) is an Israeli settlement and kibbutz in the northern Golan Heights . Located 915 meters above sea level and 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Katzrin , it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council .In 2024 it had a population of 374. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights For other uses, see Ortal . Place in Northern Ortal ( ) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the northern Golan Heights .The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967. Located 915 meters above sea level and 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Katzrin , it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of 374. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights For other uses, see Ortal . Place in Northern Ortal ( Hebrew : אוֹרְטַל ) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the northern Golan Heights . The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967. Located 915 meters above sea level and 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Katzrin , it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of 374. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “kibbutz and israeli settlement in the northern golan heights which lies in the municipal territory of the israe”. Today it says “israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the northern golan heights”. Read the current article and compare.
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kibbutz and israeli settlement in the northern golan heights which lies in the municipal territory of the israe
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israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the northern golan heights
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