In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian village in the british mandate district of ramla 15 km northeast of ramla”. Today it says “palestinian village in the ramle subdistrict of mandatory palestine”.
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Qula ( Arabic : قولة ) was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine , located 15 km northeast of Ramla . Its residents had their origins in Jimzu , Ammuriya and other places. Palestinian commander Hasan Salama , and his son Ali Hassan Salameh (1940-1979) were from Qula. The village was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . Also gives cause of depopulation. "Oscillations in the Rural Settlement of Samaria and Judaea in the Ottoman Period". in Shomron studies .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
former Arab villages in Palestine Qula ( ) was a Palestinian village in the British Mandate District of Ramla 15 km northeast of Ramla , depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war . Hasan Salama and his son Ali Hassan Salameh (1943 - 1979) were from Qula.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
former Arab villages in Palestine Qula ( ) was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine .It was located 15 km northeast of Ramla and was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war .Hasan Salama and his son Ali Hassan Salameh (1940-1979) were from Qula.
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Place in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine Qula ( ) was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine . It was located 15 km northeast of Ramla and was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . Hasan Salama and his son Ali Hassan Salameh (1940-1979) were from Qula. Also gives cause of depopulation.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian village in the british mandate district of ramla 15 km northeast of ramla”. Today it says “palestinian village in the ramle subdistrict of mandatory palestine”. Read the current article and compare.
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palestinian village in the british mandate district of ramla 15 km northeast of ramla
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palestinian village in the ramle subdistrict of mandatory palestine
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