In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “kibbutz in israel just south of the city center of jerusalem”. Today it says “kibbutz located in central israel”.
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Ramat Rachel is a kibbutz in Israel just south of the city center of Jerusalem , overlooking Bethlehem . A frontier kibbutz since its founding, it was destroyed three times between 1929 and 1967 . In 1948 it changed hands six times, and in 1967 it was the target of intensive artillery shelling from Jordanian positions. Its main industry is now related to its hotel, but it is also building an archeological park. v t e1
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Rachel's Heights) is a kibbutz located south of Jerusalem in Israel , as an enclave within Jerusalem's municipal boundaries.Overlooking Bethlehem and Rachel's Tomb and situated within the Green Line , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council .In 2007 it had a population of 351.
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Rachel's Heights) is a kibbutz located south of Jerusalem in Israel , as an enclave within Jerusalem's municipal boundaries. Overlooking Bethlehem and Rachel's Tomb (for which the kibbutz name is named) and situated within the Green Line , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council .As of 2010, the kibbutz's population numbers approximately 400 members, children and residents.
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Rachel's Heights) is a kibbutz located in east Israel .An enclave within Jerusalem's municipal boundaries and overlooking Bethlehem and Rachel's Tomb (for which the kibbutz is named), it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council .In 2024, it had a population of 609.According to archaeologists, Ramat Rachel "replaced Jerusalem as the economic and political hub of the southern highlands" in ancient times.Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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Rachel's Heights) is a kibbutz located in central Israel .An enclave within Jerusalem's municipal boundaries, near the neighborhoods Arnona and Talpiot , and overlooking Bethlehem and Rachel's Tomb (for which the kibbutz is named), it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council . In 2024, it had a population of 609. According to archaeologists, Ramat Rachel "replaced Jerusalem as the economic and political hub of the southern highlands" in ancient times. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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Place in Jerusalem, Israel Ramat Rachel ( Hebrew : רמת רחל , lit. ' Rachel's Heights ' ) is a kibbutz located in central Israel . An enclave within Jerusalem's municipal boundaries, near the neighborhoods Arnona and Talpiot , and overlooking Bethlehem and Rachel's Tomb (for which the kibbutz is named), it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council . In 2024, it had a population of 609. According to archaeologists, Ramat Rachel "replaced Jerusalem as the economic and political hub of the southern highlands" in ancient times. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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kibbutz in israel just south of the city center of jerusalem
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kibbutz located in central israel
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