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Rosh HaAyin springs

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Local villagers at the springs in 1920 The springs from the air in 1932 Rosh HaAyin springs , also called the Yarkon springs or the Ra's al-'Ayn springs , are springs located at the foot of Tel Afek , in the Yarkon National Park which was established in the region that surrounds the springs. These springs are one of the water resources of the Yarkon River . Until the 20th century, the water of the Rosh HaAyin springs flew into the Yarkon River, but nowadays most of the water of the Rosh HaAyin springs is used in various irrigation projects and does not reach the Yarkon River.1

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “springs located at the foot of tel afek”. Today it says “kept in order to preserve the edit history of this page after its content was merged into the content of the ta”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Utilization of the springs' water”. Read the current article and compare.
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springs located at the foot of tel afek

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kept in order to preserve the edit history of this page after its content was merged into the content of the ta

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