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  • Old Town of Nablus

  • Old Town of Nablus

    Nablus is a Palestinian city founded by the Roman Emperor Vespasian in 72 AD as Flavia Neapolis. It has been ruled by many empires over the course of it s almost 2,000-year-long history. The city includes many historical monuments such as ancient mosques and the Roman theatre.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Old Town of Nablus and its environs.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Old Town of Nablus
    by Moataz1997, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 542 m

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    Old Town of Nablus

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2012

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Palestine

    West Bank

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    1st Century AD

    Roman

    Byzantine + Crusader + Islamic

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    Mixed Monuments

     

     

     

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