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Nablus (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 32 13 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 32.2167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 035 15 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.2500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Founded as a colony of Roman veterans on an earlier Samaritan settlement; seat of a bishop in early Christian times; taken by Arabs in 636 CE; held by Christian Crusaders in the 12th century; remains of ancient town are hidden below the modern town of Nablus. |
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| Nābulus (preferred,C,V)
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| Nabulus (C,V)
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| Nablus (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Neapolis (H,V,Greek (transliterated)-P,U,N)
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............ | meaning "new city," in reference to the nearby ancient ruins of Shechem |
| Julia Neapolis (H,V,Latin,U,N)
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| Flavia Neapolis (H,V,Latin,U,N)
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............ | name of settlement established under Flavian in AD 72 |
| Mabartha (H,V)
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............ | name of pre-Roman settlement on this site |
| Mamorta (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Nablus (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was a Samaritan site, established just west of the deserted Canaanite city Shechem |
| town (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| successor of .... |
Shechem .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Asia, West Bank) [1099904] |
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