Nablus
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From Ottoman Turkish نابلس (Nablus) and Arabic نَابُلُس (Nābulus), from Byzantine Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis), from Ancient Greek νέᾱ́ (néā́, “new”) + πόλῐς (pólis, “city, city-state”). Doublet of Nabeul, Naples, Neapoli, and Neapolis.
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Nablus
- A city, the capital of Nablus governorate, West Bank, Palestine.
- A governorate of the West Bank, Palestine.
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