Nablus (PS)

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Nablus is a city (146,500 inhabitants in 2014) in the northern West Bank. Located between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, it is the capital of the Nablus Governorate and a Palestinian commercial and cultural center. The city was named by the Roman Emperor Vespasian in 72 CE as Flavia Neapolis. Exonyms: Greek: Νεάπολις (Νeapolis), French: Naplouse.

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Postmark in Palestine era (since 1917)

Postmarks in Turkish Post Office

Covers

Oval on 2 piaster pair in 1892.