In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab village in the district of jerusalem”. Today it says “palestinian village in the jerusalem subdistrict depopulated during the 1948 arab–israeli war”.
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Sataf ( Arabic : صطاف, Hebrew : סטף) was a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War . It was located 10 km west of Jerusalem , with Sorek Valley (Arabic: Wadi as-Sarar) bordering to the east. Two springs, Ein Sataf and Ein Bikura flow from the site into the riverbed below. A monastery located across the valley from Sataf, i.e. south of Wadi as-Sarar, known by local Arabs as Ein el-Habis (the "Spring of the Hermitage"), is officially called Monastery of Saint John in the Wilderness . Today it is a tourist site showcasing ancient agricultural techniques used in the Jerusalem Mountains. Also gives cause of depopulation
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The opening as it stood in 2010
former Arab villages in Palestine Sataf was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Jerusalem . It was depopulated during the 1948 Palestine War on July 13, 1948 by the Har'el Brigade of Operation Dani . It was located 10 km west of Jerusalem , with Wadi al-Sarar bordering the east. In 1945, the village had a total population of 540. A monastery is located south of Wadi al-Sarar called Habis Monastery.
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former Arab villages in Palestine Sataf ( Arabic : صطاف, Hebrew : סטף) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War .It is located 10 km west of Jerusalem , with Sorek riverbed ("Wadi al-Sarar") bordering the east.Two springs, "Ein Sataf" and "Ein Bikura" flow from the site into the riverbed, below.
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palestinian arab village in the district of jerusalem
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palestinian village in the jerusalem subdistrict depopulated during the 1948 arab–israeli war
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