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Rummanah

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian village located to mi northwest of the city of jenin in the northern west bank”. Today it says “palestinian village in the jenin governorate of palestine”.
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Rummanah ( ) is a Palestinian village located to mi northwest of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank .1 According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 3,372 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. Even the meaning of Rummanah word in arabic is pomogranat (fruit or tree), Rummanah name was originated from the word Roman, referring to a Roman settelment was built at Rummanah position, many historical signs are still there whitnessing the Roman civilization and presence, namely, oil and wine mills and very old (2000 years and more) olive trees called Roman Olives by locals. However, some do provide evidences that the first established town in the location of Rummanah was Pharaonic.2

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian village located to mi northwest of the city of jenin in the northern west bank”. Today it says “palestinian village in the jenin governorate of palestine”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

palestinian village located to mi northwest of the city of jenin in the northern west bank

Now

palestinian village in the jenin governorate of palestine

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