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 :::Okay, I think we're ready to go ahead with a DYK nom. I was thinking of a hook similar to yours: ""... that the Arabic place name of Al-Majdal preserved the name of the ancient village from which Mary Magdalene is reputed to have hailed?"" I think this is preferable because its not clear if the village destroyed in 1948 was continuously inhabited or not and people could challenge the hook on the basis that it is misleading (I would hope they wouldn't but past experiences at DYK have made me cautious). What do you think?  "