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Shabtin
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian village in the ramallah and al-bireh governorate in the central west bank”. Today it says “palestinian village in the ramallah and al-bireh governorate of the state of palestine”.
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Municipality type C in Ramallah and al-Bireh, State of Palestine Shabtin is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine , in the central West Bank . Shabtin is located 14.4 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Ramallah . Shabtin is bordered by Al Itihad to the east, Shuqba to the north, Ni'lin to the west, and Deir Qaddis to the south. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian village in the ramallah and al-bireh governorate in the central west bank”. Today it says “palestinian village in the ramallah and al-bireh governorate of the state of palestine”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
palestinian village in the ramallah and al-bireh governorate in the central west bank
Now
palestinian village in the ramallah and al-bireh governorate of the state of palestine
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