The Nablus Governorate () is an administrative district of

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located in the Central Highlands of the

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, 53 km north of

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. It covers the area around the city of

Nablus Nablus ( ; , ) is a State of Palestine, Palestinian city in the West Bank, located approximately north of Jerusalem, with a population of 156,906. Located between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, it is the capital of the Nablus Governorate and a ...

which serves as the ''muhfaza'' (seat) of the governorate. The governor of the district is Mahmoud Aloul.

History

During the Ottoman period, the region later forming the Nablus Governorate belonged to Jabal Nablus. Like other regions of Nablus' peripheral hinterland, it followed the provincial center, led by a closely knit web of economic, social and political relations between Nablus’ urban notables and the city’s surroundings. With the help of rural trading partners, these urban notables established trading

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that transformed Jabal Nablus’ autarkic economy into an export-driven market, shipping vast quantities of

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s and

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to off-shore markets. Increasing demand for these

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in the Ottoman Empire’s urban centers and in Europe spurred demographic growth and settlement expansion in the lowlands surrounding Jabal Nablus. During the first six months of the

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85 people were killed in Nablus Governorate by the

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. This was the highest total of all the

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Municipalities

Cities

Towns

The following localities have populations over 4,000 and municipal councils of 11-15 members. * Aqraba * Asira ash-Shamaliya * Beita * Huwara *

Jammain Jamma'in () is a Palestinian people, Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, located southwest of Nablus, northwest of Salfit and north of Ramallah. According to the Palestinian Central B ...

* Qabalan * Sebastia * Beit Furik

Village councils

The following localities have populations above 1,000 and village councils of 3 to 9 members. * Asira al-Qibliya *

Azmut ’Azmut () is a Palestinian people, Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located five kilometers northeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the village had a populatio ...

* Awarta * Al-Badhan * Balata al-Balad * Beit Dajan * Beit Hasan * Beit Iba * Beit Imrin *

Beit Wazan Beit Wazan () is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, located 4.5 kilometers west of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the village had a p ...

* Bizziriya * Burin *

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* Deir al-Hatab * Deir Sharaf *

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* Einabus * Furush Beit Dajan * Ijnisinya * Jurish * Kafr Qallil *

Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya () is a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank, 20 kilometers south of Nablus, in the Nablus Governorate of the State of Palestine. The town has a total land area of 12,075 dunams of which 200 dunams is built-up area. ...

* Majdal Bani Fadil * An-Naqura * An-Naseriya * Odala * Osarin *

Qaryut Qaryout () is a Palestinian people, Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank, located southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Qaryut had a population of 2,560 inhabit ...

* Qusin * Qusra * Rujeib * Salim * Sarra * As-Sawiya * Talfit * Talluza * Tell * Urif * Yanun * Yasid * Yatma * Zawata * Zeita Jammain

Refugee camps

* Askar * Balata * Ein Beit al-Ma'

References

Sources

Administrative divisions in the Palestinian Territories Nablus Governorate Website
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