Nablus Governorate

West Bank Part of the Palestinian territories

Jenin Qabatiya Ya'bad Yamun JENIN Tulkarm TULKARM TUBAS Tubas Nablus NABLUS QALQILYA Qalqilyah SALFIT Salfit RAMALLAH AND AL-BIREH Ramallah al-Bireh Beitunia Jericho JERICHO Jerusalem (al-Quds) JERUSALEM Bethlehem BETHLEHEM HEBRON Halhul Hebron Yatta Dura ad-Dhahiriya

The Nablus Governorate (Arabic: محافظة نابلس‎ Muḥāfaẓat Nāblus; Hebrew: נפת שכם Napat Šəḵem) is an administrative district of the Palestine located in the Central Highlands of the West Bank, 53 km north of Jerusalem. It covers the area around the city of Nablus which serves as the muhfaza (seat) of the governorate. The governor of the district is Mahmoud Aloul.

Municipalities

Cities

The only city in the governorate is Nablus.

• Nablus

Towns

The following localities have populations over 4,000 and municipal councils of 11-15 members.

• Aqraba
• Asira ash-Shamaliya
• Beita
• Huwara
• Jammain
• Qabalan
• Sebastia
• Beit Furik

Village councils

The following localities have populations above 1,000 and village councils of 3 to 9 members.

Refugee camps

• Askar
• Balata
• Ein Beit al-Ma'

See also

• Governorates of Palestine

Sources

• Administrative divisions in the Palestinian Territories
• Nablus Governorate Website

Nablus Governorate Cities Nablus (Balata al-Balad • Juneid • Rafidia) Municipalities Aqraba (Yanun) Asira al-Shamaliya Beita Beit Furik Huwara Jamma'in Qabalan Sebastia (Nisf Jubeil) Villages al-Aqrabaniya Asira al-Qibliya Awarta Azmut al-Badhan Beit Dajan Beit Hasan Beit Iba Beit Imrin Beit Wazan Bizziriya Burin Burqa Deir al-Hatab Deir Sharaf Duma Einabus Ein Shibli Furush Beit Dajan Ijnisinya Iraq Burin Jurish Kafr Qallil al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya (Ammuriya) Madama Majdal Bani Fadil an-Naqura an-Naseriya Odala Osarin Qaryut (Jalud) Qusin Qusra Rujeib Salim Sarra as-Sawiya Talfit Talluza Tell Urif Yasid Yatma Zawata Zeita Jamma'in Refugee camps Askar Balata Ein Beit al-Ma'

Governorates of the State of Palestine West Bank Jerusalem (al-Quds) Bethlehem Hebron Jenin Jericho Nablus Qalqilya Ramallah and al-Bireh Salfit Tubas Tulkarm Gaza Strip Deir al-Balah Gaza Khan Yunis North Gaza Rafah

Coordinates: 32°14′26″N 35°17′13.50″E / 32.24056°N 35.2870833°E / 32.24056; 35.2870833