In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian town located 26 kilometers southwest of jenin”. Today it says “palestinian village located 26 kilometres”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian town located 26 kilometers southwest of jenin”. Today it says “palestinian village located 26 kilometres”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Municipality type D in Jenin, Palestine Sanur ( Arabic : صانور , also spelled Sanour ) is a Palestinian village located 26 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Jenin , in the Jenin Governorate of the State of Palestine . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Sanur had a population of 4,067 in 2007 and 5,036 in 2017. During the late Ottoman era, Sanur served as a fortified village of the Jarrar family and played a key role in limiting the centralized power of the Ottoman sultanate, the Ottoman governors of Damascus and Acre and the Ottoman-aligned Tuqan family of Nablus from exerting direct authority over the rural highlands of Jabal Nablus (modern-day northern West Bank ). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Palestinian Authority municipality Sanur ( ) is a Palestinian town located 26 kilometers southwest of Jenin , in the Jenin Governorate . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Sanur had a population of 4,300 inhabitants, in mid-year 2006.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Palestinian Authority municipality Sanur ( ) is a Palestinian town located 26 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Jenin , in the Jenin Governorate . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Sanur had a population of 4,067 in 2007. Historically, during the late Ottoman era, Sanur served as a fortified village of the Jarrar clan and played a key role in limiting the power of the Ottoman sultanate, the Ottoman governors of Damascus and Acre and the Ottoman-aligned Touqan clan of Nablus from exerting direct authority over the region of Jabal Nablus (modern-day northern West Bank ).
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Municipality type D in Jenin, State of Palestine Sanur ( , also spelled Sanour ) is a Palestinian village located 26 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Jenin , in the Jenin Governorate . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Sanur had a population of 4,067 in 2007. During the late Ottoman era, Sanur served as a fortified village of the Jarrar clan and played a key role in limiting the centralized power of the Ottoman sultanate, the Ottoman governors of Damascus and Acre and the Ottoman-aligned Tuqan clan of Nablus from exerting direct authority over the rural highlands of Jabal Nablus (modern-day northern West Bank ).
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Municipality type D in Jenin, State of Palestine Sanur ( , also spelled Sanour ) is a Palestinian village located 26 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Jenin , in the Jenin Governorate of the State of Palestine . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Sanur had a population of 4,067 in 2007. During the late Ottoman era, Sanur served as a fortified village of the Jarrar family and played a key role in limiting the centralized power of the Ottoman sultanate, the Ottoman governors of Damascus and Acre and the Ottoman-aligned Tuqan family of Nablus from exerting direct authority over the rural highlands of Jabal Nablus (modern-day northern West Bank ).
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palestinian town located 26 kilometers southwest of jenin
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palestinian village located 26 kilometres
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