In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian village located four kilometers south of hebron and adjacent to beit hagai”. Today it says “palestinian village located four kilometers south of hebron and adjacent to the israeli settlement of beit hagg”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Municipality type D in Hebron, State of Palestine Qalqas or Qilqis ( Arabic : قلقس ) is a Palestinian village located four kilometers south of Hebron and adjacent to Beit Hagai . The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the village had a population of 1,709 in 2017. The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 1. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Palestinian Authority muni Qalqas or Qilqis ( ) is a Palestinian village located four kilometers south of Hebron and adjacent to Beit Hagai . The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the village had a population of 1,149 in 2007.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Municipality type D in Hebron, State of Palestine Qalqas or Qilqis ( ) is a Palestinian village located four kilometers south of Hebron and adjacent to Beit Hagai . The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the village had a population of 1,149 in 2007. The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 1.
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Today
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian village located four kilometers south of hebron and adjacent to beit hagai”. Today it says “palestinian village located four kilometers south of hebron and adjacent to the israeli settlement of beit hagg”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
palestinian village located four kilometers south of hebron and adjacent to beit hagai
Now
palestinian village located four kilometers south of hebron and adjacent to the israeli settlement of beit hagg
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