Nablus

/ (ˈnɑːbləs) /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Nablus

nabe, Naberezhnye Chelny, nabi, Nabis, nabla, Nablus, nabob, Nabokov, Nabokovian, Nabokov, Vladimir, Nabonassar

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How to use Nablus in a sentence

Settlers destroyed over 600 olive trees in a Nablus village on Wednesday, a Palestinian Authority official said.
Settler Violence Season|Yousef Munayyer|November 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Take, for example, the settlement of Immanuel, located deep inside the West Bank, southeast of Nablus.
Two Blockbuster New Reports on Settlements|Lara Friedman|October 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
She 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|DAILY BEAST

On June 6, the Israeli military dropped off a Palestinian man at Jubara checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus.
The Administrative Detentions of Wasfi Kabha|Rachel Cohen|June 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I left Nablus under the impression that Mariam would soon be delivered to her Mussulman lover.
Eothen|A. W. Kinglake
The advanced enemy bases at Nablus and Tul Keram were served also by good roads.
With the British Army in The Holy Land|Henry Osmond Lock
This 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 Lock
The Samaritan synagogue stands in the Samaritan quarter, the south-western part of the town of Nablus.
Tent Work in Palestine|Claude Reignier Conder
The nearest line on which these two portions could re-unite was the line Tul Keram-Nablus.
World's War Events, Vol. II|Various