A 1992 study counted c. 2,780 historical locations whose names were Hebraized, including 340 villages and towns, 1,000 Khirbat (ruins), 560 wadis and rivers, 380 springs, 198 mountains and hills, 50 caves, 28 castles and palaces, and 14 pools and lakes.

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A 1992 study counted c. 2,780 historical locations whose names were Hebraized, including 340 villages and towns, 1,000 Khirbat (ruins), 560 wadis and rivers, 380 springs, 198 mountains and hills, 50 caves, 28 castles and palaces, and 14 pools and lakes.

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Muhammad Amara

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Israel Hebraized about 2,780 locations, including villages, towns, ruins, wadis, rivers, springs, mountains, hills, caves, castles, palaces, pools and lakes

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Arabic in Israel Language, Identity and Conflict

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebraization_of_Palestinian_place_names#:~:text=A%201992%20study%20counted%20c,and%2014%20pools%20and%20lakes.

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Israel Hebraized about 2,780 locations, including villages, towns, ruins, wadis, rivers, springs, mountains, hills, caves, castles, palaces, pools and lakes

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