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Sinjil ( ) is a Palestinian town located to mi northeast of Ramallah in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank .1The village is surrounded by the village of Turmus Ayya and the Israeli settlement of Shilo . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of approximately 5,236 in 2007. The gender makeup consisted of 2,668 males and 2,568 females. There were 1,029 housing units and the average household size was 5.4. The French Count Raymond VI of Toulouse built a castle in Sinjil to protect the passage of passing caravans. The modern town receives its name from the Crusader town of St. Other historical sites in the town include a well for Joseph and a holy site for Jacob . The shrine of a holy man, Abu Ouf, is also located there. Abu Ouf is from the time period of the Caliph Umar Ibn al-Khattab . During Ottoman rule in the early 19th century, Sinjil was a village of 206 taxable men, roughly 800 people. One-eight of the population were conscripted into the Ottoman army, but were still taxed for 800 people. 2007 PCBS Census .2
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Palestinian Authority municipality Sinjil ( ) is a Palestinian town 21 kilometers (13 mi) northeast of Ramallah in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank .The village is bordered by Turmus Ayya and the Israeli settlement of Shilo .
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Municipality type C in Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, State of Palestine Sinjil ( ) is a Palestinian town northeast of Ramallah in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank .
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Palestinian town in Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, West Bank Municipality type C in Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, State of Palestine Sinjil ( Arabic : سنجل ) is a Palestinian town northeast of Ramallah in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine , in the central West Bank .Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian town located to mi northeast of ramallah in the ramallah and al-bireh governorate in the central we”. Today it says “palestinian town northeast of ramallah in the ramallah and al-bireh governorate of the state of palestine”. Read the current article and compare.
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palestinian town located to mi northeast of ramallah in the ramallah and al-bireh governorate in the central we
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palestinian town northeast of ramallah in the ramallah and al-bireh governorate of the state of palestine
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