Nablus

Summary

Nablus is a city^[1]. Nablus ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,038 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nablus was a member of Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities^[3].
• Nablus was a member of The Association of Palestinian Local Authorities APLA^[4].
• Nablus is located in Nablus Governorate^[5].
• Nablus is in the country of Palestine^[6].
• Nablus's head of government is recorded as Husam Shakhshir^[7].
• Nablus's image is recorded as البلدة القديمة - نابلس.jpg^[8].
• Nablus's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Nablus's official language is recorded as Arabic^[10].
• Nablus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Poznań^[11].
• Nablus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dundee^[12].
• Nablus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lille^[13].
• Nablus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Naples^[14].
• Nablus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stavanger^[15].
• Nablus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Florence^[16].
• Nablus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Khasavyurt^[17].
• Nablus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Como^[18].
• Nablus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tuscany^[19].
• Nablus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rabat^[20].
• Nablus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fez^[21].
• Nablus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 262282354^[22].
• Nablus's GND ID is recorded as 4102328-6^[23].
• Nablus's locator map image is recorded as IsraelCVFRtopography.jpg^[24].
• Nablus's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83048641^[25].
• Nablus's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13184202m^[26].
• Nablus's IdRef ID is recorded as 035360321^[27].

Body

Geography

Nablus is in the country of Palestine^[6]. Nablus is located in Nablus Governorate^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Nablus's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+29'}^[28]. Nablus's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+550'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+177638'}^[30], {'amount': '+155545'}^[31], {'amount': '+146493'}^[32], and {'amount': '+60000'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Nablus's instance of is recorded as city^[9]. Nablus's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Nablus include Damascus Gate^[35], a city gate^[36], in Palestine^[37], founded in 1537^[38] and Nabulsi soap^[39], an industry^[40], in Palestine^[41].

Why It Matters

Nablus ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,038 views/month).^[2] Nablus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Nablus is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Nablus include Damascus Gate^[35], a city gate^[36], in Palestine^[37], founded in 1537^[38] and Nabulsi soap^[39], an industry^[40], in Palestine^[41].