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Nablus

British  
/ ˈnɑːbləs /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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After sunrise, villagers in Qusra, near the city of Nablus, walked through the scorched remains of the Al-Rahma mosque, broken tiles littering the ground, videos showed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

He had then gone to Nablus, in the north of the occupied West Bank, where he is now trapped.

From Barron's May 9, 2026

All those around Sharif are fleeing, but he refuses to leave his home, although he eventually sends the rest of the family to take shelter in nearby Nablus.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 9, 2026

On Tuesday, hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of 13-year-old Aysam Mualla in Beita, near Nablus.

From BBC Nov. 12, 2025

In the afternoon, I thought of them walking out of their school gate, passing by a soldier’s jeep that they said sometimes waited at the edge of the Nablus road by their school.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

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