In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “administrative district and one of 16 governorates of the palestinian national authority located in the northwe”. Today it says “administrative district and one of the 16 governorates of palestine”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Governorate of Palestine 32°19′11.5″N 35°5′38.5″E  /  32.319861°N 35.094028°E  / 32.319861; 35.094028 Governorate in Palestine The Tulkarm Governorate ( Arabic : محافظة طولكرم , romanized : Muḥāfaẓat Ṭūlkarm ) is an administrative district and one of the 16 Governorates of Palestine , located in the north-western West Bank . The governorate's land area is 268 square kilometres. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the governorate had a population of 172,800 inhabitants. The muhafaza or district capital is the city of Tulkarm . Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Tulkarm Governorate ( ) is an administrative district and one of 16 Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority located in the northwestern West Bank . The governorate's land area is 268 square kilometers. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the governorate had a population of 172,800 inhabitants. The muhfaza or district capital is the city of Tulkarm .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Tulkarm Governorate ( Muḥāfaẓat Ṭūlkarm ; Nafat Ṭūlkarm ) is an administrative district and one of 16 Governorates of Palestine located in the northwestern West Bank . The governorate's land area is 268 square kilometers. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the governorate had a population of 172,800 inhabitants. The muhfaza or district capital is the city of Tulkarm .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Governorate of Palestine Governorate in Palestine The Tulkarm Governorate ( Muḥāfaẓat Ṭūlkarm ; Nafat Ŧulkarem ) is an administrative district and one of 16 Governorates of Palestine located in the northwestern West Bank . The governorate's land area is 268 square kilometers. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the governorate had a population of 172,800 inhabitants. The muhafaza or district capital is the city of Tulkarm .
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Governorate of Palestine Governorate of Palestine The Tulkarm Governorate ( ) is an administrative district and one of the 16 Governorates of Palestine , located in the north-western West Bank . The governorate's land area is 268 square kilometres. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the governorate had a population of 172,800 inhabitants. The muhafaza or district capital is the city of Tulkarm .
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Then
administrative district and one of 16 governorates of the palestinian national authority located in the northwe
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administrative district and one of the 16 governorates of palestine
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