Nablus

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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.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Nablus canonical 54
Old City of Nablus 2
city of Nablus 2

How this entity was disambiguated

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
linked to: Nablus
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasDemonym Nabulsi
hasEconomicActivity agricultural trade
commerce
light industry
hasFeature Old City of Nablus
linked to: 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
linked to: Samaritanism
hasOldName Neapolis
Shechem
hasPopulation over 100000 inhabitants
hasProduct Nabulsi cheese
Nabulsi soap
hasReligiousSignificanceFor Christians
linked to: Christianity

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
linked to: Mount Gerizim area
locatedIn Northern West Bank
linked to: West Bank

Palestine
West Bank
locatedInTimeZone Eastern European Time
majorReligion Islam
nearbySettlement Mount Ebal
Mount Gerizim
linked to: Mount Gerizim area
partOf Nablus Governorate
primaryLanguage Arabic
utcOffset +2
utcOffsetDST +3

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (60)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Palestinian hasMajorCity Nablus
Hanan Ashrawi placeOfBirth Nablus
West Bank containsCity Nablus
Dundee twinnedWith Nablus
Justin Martyr birthPlace Nablus
Samaria nearModernCity Nablus
Nablus hasFeature Old City of Nablus
linked to: Nablus
Nablus governedBy Nablus Municipality
linked to: Nablus
Jenin locatedNorthOf Nablus
Jenin roadConnectedTo Nablus
Hanan Ashrawi placeOfBirth Nablus
subject linked to: Ashrawi
Shechem modernSiteNear Nablus
Palestine hasMajorCity Nablus
Qalqilya locatedWestOf Nablus
Salfit locatedNear Nablus
Salfit hasRoadConnectionTo Nablus
Tulkarm locatedNear Nablus
Tubas locatedNorthOf Nablus
Mount Gerizim area borderedBy Nablus valley
linked to: Nablus
Mount Gerizim area viewOver city of Nablus
linked to: Nablus
Ottoman Syria majorCity Nablus
Highway 60 connects Nablus
Nablus Governorate capital Nablus
Al-Manara Square locatedIn Nablus
Al-Manara Square category Nablus
Nabulsi soap namedAfter Nablus
Neapolis hasModernName Nablus
Mount Ebal near Nablus
Mount Ebal overlooks city of Nablus
linked to: Nablus
Great Mosque of Nablus locatedIn Old City of Nablus
linked to: Nablus