Nablus
This article is about the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank, and its predecessor, the Roman city of Flavia Neapolis. For the biblical city of Shechem, at the same location, see Shechem. City in Nablus Nablus Other transcription(s) • Arabic نابلس • Also spelled Nabulus (official) Nablus, June 2014 Municipal Seal of Nablus Nablus Location of Nablus within Palestine Coordinates: 32°13′13″N 35°16′44″E / 32.22028°N 35.27889°E / 32.22028; 35.27889 Coordinates: 32°13′13″N 35°16′44″E / 32.22028°N 35.27889°E / 32.22028; 35.27889 Palestine grid 174/180 Governorate Nablus Founded 72 CE Government • Type City (from 1995) • Head of Municipality Adly Yaish Area • Jurisdiction 28,564 dunams (28.6 km 2 or 11.0 sq mi) Population (2016) • Jurisdiction 214,903 Website www.nablus.org Nablus (Arabic: نابلس Nāblus [næːblʊs] ( listen ) , Hebrew: .mw-parser-output .script-hebrew,.mw-parser-output .scrip