Nablus

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Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish نابلس (Nablus) and Arabic نَابُلُس (Nābulus), from Byzantine Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis), from Ancient Greek νέᾱ́ (néā́, “new”) + πόλῐς (pólis, “city, city-state”). Doublet of Nabeul, Naples, Neapoli, and Neapolis.

Proper noun

Nablus

  1. A city, the capital of Nablus governorate, West Bank, Palestine.
  2. A governorate of the West Bank, Palestine.

Synonyms
  • Shechem

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