Nablus
/ (ˈnɑːbləs) /
a town in the West Bank: near the site of ancient Shechem. Pop: 136 000 (2005 est)
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Settlers destroyed over 600 olive trees in a Nablus village on Wednesday, a Palestinian Authority official said.
Take, for example, the settlement of Immanuel, located deep inside the West Bank, southeast of Nablus.
Omar and Fouzi are from the West Bank village of Duma, 13 miles southeast of Nablus.
Palestinian Children: The Invisible Workers of Israeli Settlements | Dina Elmuti | August 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTShe said the other Palestinians were detained in the Nablus, Qalqiliya and Ramallah areas.
Israeli Raids Give the Lie to Oslo’s Alphabet Soup | Emily L. Hauser | July 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOn June 6, the Israeli military dropped off a Palestinian man at Jubara checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus.
I left Nablus under the impression that Mariam would soon be delivered to her Mussulman lover.
Eothen | A. W. KinglakeThe advanced enemy bases at Nablus and Tul Keram were served also by good roads.
With the British Army in The Holy Land | Henry Osmond LockThis road led down a steep and narrow gorge, dominated by the heights east of Nablus.
With the British Army in The Holy Land | Henry Osmond LockThe Samaritan synagogue stands in the Samaritan quarter, the south-western part of the town of Nablus.
Tent Work in Palestine | Claude Reignier ConderThe nearest line on which these two portions could re-unite was the line Tul Keram-Nablus.
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