Nablus Governorate

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The Nablus Governorate (محافظة نابلس) is an administrative district of the Palestinian National Authority located in the Central Highlands of the West Bank, 63km north of Jerusalem. It covers the area around the city of Nablus which serves as the muhfaza (seat) of the governorate. It is governed by Mahmoud Aloul.

Localities

The following localities have population of over 1,000 inhabitants according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

Municipalities

• Aqraba
• Asira al-Shamaliya
• Beita
• Huwara
• Jammain
• Nablus (capital)
• Qabalan
• Sebastiya

Towns

• Asira al-Qibliya
• Azmut
• Awarta
• Al-Badhan
• Beit Dajan
• Beit Furik
• Beit Hasan
• Beit Iba
• Beit Imrin
• Beit Wazan
• Bizziriya
• Burin
• Burqa
• Deir al-Hatab
• Deir Sharaf
• Duma
• Einabus
• Furush Beit Dajan
• Jurish
• Kafr Qallil
• Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya
• Majdal Bani Fadil
• An-Naqura
• An-Naseriya
• Odala
• Osarin
• Qaryut
• 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

See also

• Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority

Sources

• Administrative divisions in Palestine

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