Wikipedia's first sentence called it “district of gaza city located nearly to mi northwest of the city center”. Today it says “district of gaza city located nearly 3 kilometers”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Sheikh Radwan ( Arabic : الشيخ رضوان ) is a district of Gaza City located nearly 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) northwest of the city center. It borders al-Shati camp to the southwest, Rimal to the south, and Jabalia to the east. The Sheikh Radwan Cemetery is located in the district. It contains hundreds of graves for Palestinians killed in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict , including Hamas leaders Ahmed Yassin , Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi , and Said Siam . Haniyeh: World must back Goldstone's Gaza report .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Sheikh Radwan ( ) is a district of Gaza City located nearly to mi northwest of the city center. It borders al-Shati camp to the southwest, Rimal to the south, and Jabalia to the east. The Sheikh Radwan Cemetery is located in the district. It contains hundreds of graves for Palestinians killed in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict , including Hamas leaders Ahmed Yassin , Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi , and Said Siam . Haniyeh: World must back Goldstone's Gaza report .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Neighborhood in Gaza, Gaza Governorate, Palestine Sheikh Radwan ( ) is a district of Gaza City located nearly 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) northwest of the city center. It borders al-Shati camp to the southwest, Rimal to the south, and Jabalia to the east. The Sheikh Radwan Cemetery is located in the district. It contains hundreds of graves for Palestinians killed in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict , including Hamas leaders Ahmed Yassin , Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi , and Said Siam . Haniyeh: World must back Goldstone's Gaza report .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Neighborhood in Gaza, Gaza Governorate, Palestine Sheikh Radwan ( ) is a district of Gaza City located nearly 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) northwest of the city center. It borders al-Shati camp to the southwest, Rimal to the south, and Jabalia to the east. The Sheikh Radwan Cemetery is located in the district. It contains hundreds of graves for Palestinians killed in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict , including Hamas leaders Ahmed Yassin , Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi , and Said Siam . Haniyeh: World must back Goldstone's Gaza report .
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Then
district of gaza city located nearly to mi northwest of the city center
Now
district of gaza city located nearly 3 kilometers
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