{"id":1128,"date":"2008-10-15T12:28:49","date_gmt":"2008-10-15T12:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foto8.com\/live\/?p=1128"},"modified":"2008-10-15T12:28:49","modified_gmt":"2008-10-15T12:28:49","slug":"qalqilya-zoo-palestine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foto8.com\/live\/qalqilya-zoo-palestine\/","title":{"rendered":"Qalqilya Zoo, Palestine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Astrid Schulz<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/astridschulz.com\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">www.astridschulz.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p> Qalqilya, a former market town with a population of more than 45,000 is located in the northwest of the West Bank near the border with Israel. 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