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Nablus (Arabic: نابلس Nāblus [næːblʊs] ( listen), Hebrew: שכם Šəḵem, Biblical Shechem ISO 259-3 Škem) is a Palestinian ceety in the northren Wast Bank, approximately 63 kilometer (39 mi) north o Jerusalem, wi a population o 126,132.[2] Locatit in a strategic poseetion atween Munt Ebal an Munt Gerizim, it is the caipital o the Nablus Govrenorate an a Palestinian commercial an cultural center.
Nablus | |
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Ither transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | نابلس |
• An aa spelled | Nabulus (official) |
![]() Nablus, June 2014 | |
Official logo of Nablus Municipal Seal o Nablus | |
Location o Nablus within the Palestinian territories | |
Coordinates: 32°13′13″N 35°16′44″E | |
Palestine grid | 174/180 |
Govrenorate | Nablus |
Foondit | 72 CE |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Ceety (from 1995) |
• Heid o Municipality | Ghassan Shakaa[1] |
Area | |
• Jurisdiction | 28.6 km2 (11.0 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Jurisdiction | 214,903 |
Website | www.nablus.org |
Nablus is twinned, or haes sister ceety relationships wi:[3]
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