Nablus

E38305

city human settlement municipality

Nablus is a historic Palestinian city in the northern West Bank, known for its ancient Old City, bustling markets, and production of traditional Nabulsi soap.

Aliases (2)

Nablus Municipality ×1
Old City of Nablus ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → human settlement → municipality →
adminCenterOf	Nablus Governorate →
continent	Asia →
country	State of Palestine →
foundedBy	Roman Empire →
foundedInCentury	1st century CE →
governedBy	Nablus Municipality →
hasClimate	Mediterranean climate →
hasDemonym	Nabulsi →
hasEconomicActivity	agricultural trade → commerce → light industry →
hasFeature	Old City of Nablus → bustling souks → traditional markets →
hasHeritage	Mamluk-era buildings → Ottoman-era architecture → Roman and Byzantine archaeological remains →
hasHistoricalRegion	Samaria →
hasLandmark	Al-Manara Square → Great Mosque of Nablus → Jacob’s Well (traditional site nearby) →
hasMinorityCommunity	Samaritan community →
hasOldName	Neapolis → Shechem →
hasPopulation	over 100000 inhabitants →
hasProduct	Nabulsi cheese → Nabulsi soap →
hasReligiousSignificanceFor	Christians → Muslims → Samaritans →
hasUniversity	An-Najah National University →
knownFor	olive oil–based soap industry → production of Nabulsi soap → traditional sweets such as knafeh →
locatedBetween	Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal →
locatedIn	Northern West Bank → Palestine → West Bank →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern European Time →
majorReligion	Islam →
nearbySettlement	Mount Ebal → Mount Gerizim →
partOf	Nablus Governorate →
primaryLanguage	Arabic →
utcOffset	+2 →
utcOffsetDST	+3 →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Palestine → Palestinian →	hasMajorCity
Salfit → Tulkarm →	locatedNear
Jenin → Tubas →	locatedNorthOf
Hanan Ashrawi → Hanan Ashrawi →	placeOfBirth
Justin Martyr →	birthPlace
British Mandate for Palestine →	contains
West Bank →	containsCity
Nablus ("Nablus Municipality") →	governedBy
Nablus ("Old City of Nablus") →	hasFeature
Salfit →	hasRoadConnectionTo
Ottoman Palestine →	includesTerritory
Qalqilya →	locatedWestOf
Kingdom of Jerusalem →	majorCity
Shechem →	modernSiteNear
Samaria →	nearModernCity
Palestine Post →	operatedPostOfficesIn
Jenin →	roadConnectedTo
Dundee →	twinnedWith