Nablus

/ ˈnɑːbləs /

noun

1. a town in the West Bank: near the site of ancient Shechem. Pop: 136 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Settlers destroyed over 600 olive trees in a Nablus village on Wednesday, a Palestinian Authority official said.

From The Daily Beast

Take, for example, the settlement of Immanuel, located deep inside the West Bank, southeast of Nablus.

From The Daily Beast

Omar and Fouzi are from the West Bank village of Duma, 13 miles southeast of Nablus.

From The Daily Beast

She said the other Palestinians were detained in the Nablus, Qalqiliya and Ramallah areas.

From The Daily Beast

On June 6, the Israeli military dropped off a Palestinian man at Jubara checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus.

From The Daily Beast

I left Nablus under the impression that Mariam would soon be delivered to her Mussulman lover.

From Project Gutenberg

The advanced enemy bases at Nablus and Tul Keram were served also by good roads.

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This road led down a steep and narrow gorge, dominated by the heights east of Nablus.

From Project Gutenberg

The Samaritan synagogue stands in the Samaritan quarter, the south-western part of the town of Nablus.

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The nearest line on which these two portions could re-unite was the line Tul Keram-Nablus.

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