In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian town located eight kilometers northeast of hebron”. Today it says “palestinian town in the hebron governorate of the state of palestine”.
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Palestinian town in Hebron, State of Palestine For the demons of Hebrew mythology, see se'irim . Municipality type B in Hebron, State of Palestine Sa'ir ( Arabic : سعير , also spelled Saeer , Seir , or Si'ir ) is a Palestinian town in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine , in the southern West Bank , located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) northeast of Hebron . Nearby localities include Beit Fajjar and al-Arroub to the north, Beit Ummar to the northwest, Halhul to the west and Beit Einun and ash-Shuyukh to the south. The Dead Sea is just east of Sa'ir's municipal borders. In the 2017 census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of 20,722. It has municipal jurisdiction over 117,000 dunams , 6,000 of which is built-up area and 11,715 of which is cultivated. The main economic activities in Sa'ir are agriculture and the Israeli labor market, although the latter has been adversely affected as a result of the Israeli restrictions following the Second Intifada in 2000–04. Olives are the major cash crop. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Palestinian Authority municipality Sa'ir ( ) is a Palestinian town located eight kilometers northeast of Hebron .The town is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank .
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Palestinian Authority municipality Sa'ir ( , also spelled Saeer , Seir , or Si'ir ) is a Palestinian town in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) northeast of Hebron .Nearby localities include Beit Fajjar and al-Arroub to the north, Beit Ummar to the northwest, Halhul to the west and Beit Einun and ash-Shuyukh to the south.The Dead Sea is just east of Sa'ir's municipal borders.In the 2007 census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of over 18,045.It has municipal jurisdiction over 117,000 dunams , 6,000 of which is built-up area and 11,715 of which is cultivated.The main economic activities in Sa'ir are agriculture and the Israeli labor market, although the latter has been adversely affected as a result of the Israeli restrictions following the Second Intifada in 2000-04.Olives are the major cash crop.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Municipality type B in Hebron, State of Palestine For the demons of Hebrew mythology, see se'irim . Sa'ir ( , also spelled Saeer , Seir , or Si'ir ) is a Palestinian town in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) northeast of Hebron . Nearby localities include Beit Fajjar and al-Arroub to the north, Beit Ummar to the northwest, Halhul to the west and Beit Einun and ash-Shuyukh to the south. The Dead Sea is just east of Sa'ir's municipal borders. In the 2007 census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of over 18,045. It has municipal jurisdiction over 117,000 dunams , 6,000 of which is built-up area and 11,715 of which is cultivated. The main economic activities in Sa'ir are agriculture and the Israeli labor market, although the latter has been adversely affected as a result of the Israeli restrictions following the Second Intifada in 2000–04. Olives are the major cash crop.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Palestinian town in Hebron, State of Palestine For the demons of Hebrew mythology, see se'irim . Municipality type B in Hebron, State of Palestine Sa'ir ( , also spelled Saeer , Seir , or Si'ir ) is a Palestinian town in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine , in the southern West Bank , located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) northeast of Hebron . Nearby localities include Beit Fajjar and al-Arroub to the north, Beit Ummar to the northwest, Halhul to the west and Beit Einun and ash-Shuyukh to the south. The Dead Sea is just east of Sa'ir's municipal borders. In the 2007 census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of over 18,045. It has municipal jurisdiction over 117,000 dunams , 6,000 of which is built-up area and 11,715 of which is cultivated. The main economic activities in Sa'ir are agriculture and the Israeli labor market, although the latter has been adversely affected as a result of the Israeli restrictions following the Second Intifada in 2000–04. Olives are the major cash crop.
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palestinian town located eight kilometers northeast of hebron
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palestinian town in the hebron governorate of the state of palestine
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