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Nablus
Downtown Nablus
Downtown Nablus
Population
 • Total 146,493
Website http://www.nablus.org/

Nablus (Arabic: نابلس Nāblus Hebrew: שכם Šəḵem, Biblical Shechem ISO 259-3 Škem, Greek: Νεάπολις Νeapolis) is a Palestinian city in the Samaria Mountains, in a Valley between "Mount Ebal (the mount of the blessing) in the south and "Mount Gerizim (the mount of the curse)" in the north. Nablus was the first Jewish city in the world and Joseph the son of Jacob was barried in the eastern side of the city. according to the Jewish tradition the city of Nablus was the first jewish City in the world.

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  • Mt. Gerizim as Seen from Mt. Ebal (2837595897)

    Mount Ebal

  • Mt-Grizim-national-park-7920

    Mount Ebal

  • קבר יוסף

    Joseph's Tomb

  • Ancient ruins in a Nablus neighborhood

    Ruins from antiquity (foreground) in a residential area in Nablus, 2008

  • Nablus Great Mosque-cropped

    Minaret and entrance of 10th century Great Mosque of Nablus, 1908

  • Interior view of Nasr Mosque

    Interior view of the An-Nasr Mosque, converted from a Crusader church to a mosque in the 13th century

  • Nablus jacob well 1912

    Jacob's Well, 1912

  • Tristram142a

    Nablus, by W. C. P. Medlycott, in H. B. Tristram, 1865

  • Nablus 1898

    Nablus in 1898

  • Nablus 1918

    Nablus in 1918

  • Huwwara Checkpoint Palestine

    View of Huwwara checkpoint with Palestinians waiting to travel south, 2006

  • IsraelCVFRtopography

    Section of topographical map of Nablus area

  • Old city of Nablus

    Alley in the Old City leading to and from the souk, 2008

  • Al Hanbali Mosque Nablus Minbar

    Prayer hall of Hanbali Mosque

  • Manara clocktower

    Manara clock tower in the Old City

  • Placa dels màrtirs Nablus

    Downtown Nablus, Martyrs Square

  • An-Najah University, Nablus 002 - Aug 2011

    An-Najah University, Nablus

  • Nablus1

    Traditional Nablus dress featuring brightly colored coat draped over head and shoulders

  • Kinafa

    A siniyyeh of Kanafeh

  • Camel factory Nablus December 2008

    Nabulsi soap stacked at Tuqan factory, Nablus

  • Clocktower downtown Nablus

    New clock tower at Martyrs Square in downtown Nablus

  • Nablus street

    A street in Nablus leading to the Old City. Minaret of An-Nasr Mosque in the background

Images for kids

  • Volusian Neapolis

    Coin minted in Nablus (Neapolis), in the name of Emperor Volusian, 251-253 CE

  • Louis-François Cassas, Vue Generale de Neapolis, dite vulgairement Napelouse et remplaçant l'ancienne Sichem

    Nablus in the 1780s, by Louis-François Cassas.

  • Nablus from the 1871-77 Palestine Exploration Fund Survey of Palestine

    Nablus from the 1871–1877 PEF Survey of Palestine

  • Nablous, The Ancient Shechem MET DP116336

    Nablus in 1857, photo by Francis Frith

  • 2018 OCHA OpT map Nablus

    2018 United Nations map of the area, showing the Israeli occupation arrangements.

See also

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