Samaritan village of Kiryat Luza

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The Samaritan village of Kiryat Luza is the main modern community of the Samaritan people, located on Mount Gerizim near Nablus in the West Bank.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Samaritan village
human settlement
village in the West Bank
administeredBy Palestinian National Authority NERFINISHED
country State of Palestine
culturalRegion Samaria NERFINISHED
elevation located on the summit area of Mount Gerizim
ethnoReligiousCommunity Samaritans of Mount Gerizim NERFINISHED
governorate Nablus Governorate NERFINISHED
hasCemetery Samaritan cemetery on Mount Gerizim NERFINISHED
hasCommunityInstitution Samaritan community council NERFINISHED
Samaritan museum or heritage center
hasPlaceOfWorship Samaritan synagogue on Mount Gerizim NERFINISHED
hasRole main modern community of the Samaritan people
inhabitedBy Samaritans NERFINISHED
languageUsed Modern Hebrew NERFINISHED
Palestinian Arabic NERFINISHED
Samaritan Hebrew (liturgical) NERFINISHED
locatedIn Palestine NERFINISHED
West Bank
central highlands of historic Samaria
locatedNear Nablus NERFINISHED
locatedOn Mount Gerizim NERFINISHED
majorityPopulation Samaritans NERFINISHED
nameMeaning City of Luza NERFINISHED
near Israeli settlement of Har Brakha NERFINISHED
Samaritan sacred precinct on Mount Gerizim
archaeological remains of ancient Samaritan settlements on Mount Gerizim
partOf Samaritan community NERFINISHED
pilgrimageDestinationFor Samaritans during major festivals
populationGroup one of two main Samaritan population centers
region Northern West Bank NERFINISHED
religion Samaritanism NERFINISHED
religiousSignificance center of Samaritan religious life on Mount Gerizim
religiousSiteFor Samaritan Passover sacrifice on Mount Gerizim
replaced Samaritan quarter in Nablus NERFINISHED
sisterCommunity Samaritan community in Holon, Israel
timeZone UTC+02:00
timeZoneDST UTC+03:00
toponymLanguage Hebrew

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Mount Gerizim area contains Samaritan village of Kiryat Luza