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==Geography==
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Nablus lies in a strategic position at a junction between two ancient commercial roads; one linking the [[Sharon plain|Sharon coastal plain]] to the [[Jordan Valley (Middle East)|Jordan valley]], the other linking Nablus to the [[Galilee]] in the north, and the biblical [[Judea]] to the south through the mountains.<ref name="AR">{{cite web |url=http://www.asiarooms.com/travel-guide/israel/israel-popular-destinations/-nablus.html |title=Nablus |access-date=2008-04-24 |publisher=AsiaRooms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080113235721/http://www.asiarooms.com/travel-guide/israel/israel-popular-destinations/-nablus.html |archive-date=2008-01-13 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> The city stands at an elevation of around {{convert|550|m|ft|sp=us}} [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]],<ref name="NS">{{cite web |url=http://www.nablus.ws/nablus/history.htm |title=History |access-date=2008-04-24 |publisher=Nablus.ps |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071112051126/http://www.nablus.ws/nablus/history.htm |archive-date = November 12, 2007}}</ref> in a narrow valley running roughly east–west between two mountains: [[Mount Ebal]], the northern mountain, is the taller peak at {{convert|940|m|ft|sp=us}}, while [[Mount Gerizim]], the southern mountain, is {{convert|881|m|ft|sp=us}} high.
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In the center of Nablus lies the old city, composed of six major quarters: Yasmina, Gharb, Qaryun, Aqaba, Qaysariyya, and Habala. Habala is the largest quarter and its population growth led to the development of two smaller neighborhoods: al-Arda and Tal al-Kreim. The old city is densely populated and prominent families include the Nimrs, Tuqans, and Abd al-Hadis. The large fortress-like compound of the [[Abd al-Hadi Palace]] built in the 19th century is located in Qaryun. The [[Al-Nimr Palace|Nimr Hall]] and the [[Tuqan Palace]] are located in the center of the old city. There are several [[mosque]]s in the Old City: the [[Great Mosque of Nablus]], An-Nasr Mosque, al-Tina Mosque, [[al-Khadra Mosque]], [[Hanbali Mosque]], al-Anbia Mosque, Ajaj Mosque and others.<ref name="Semplici-a">Semplici, Andrea and Boccia, Mario. [http://www.ucodep.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=631&Itemid=90 – Nablus, At the Foot of the Holy Mountain] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708122053/https://www.ucodep.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=631&Itemid=90 |date=2017-07-08 }} Med Cooperation, p.17.</ref>
There are six {{transl|ar|hamaams}} ([[Turkish bath]]s) in the Old City, the most prominent of them being al-Shifa and al-Hana. Al-Shifa was built by the Tuqans in 1624. Al-Hana in Yasmina was the last ''hamaam'' built in the city in the 19th century. It was closed in 1928 but restored and reopened in 1994.<ref name="Semplici"/> Several leather tanneries, ''[[souk]]s'', pottery and textile workshops line the Old City streets.<ref name="NS"/><ref name="Doumani2"/> Also located in the Old City is the 15th-century [[Khan al-Tujjar (Nablus)|Khan al-Tujjar]] caravanserai and the [[Manara Clock Tower]], built in 1906.<ref name="NS"/>{{Wide image|Nablus - eastern panorama.jpg|800px|Picture showing to the right the mountain "[[Mount Ebal|Ebal]]" with the rock of "Sit Islamieh", and to the left the south mountain "Jirziem" with an [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF military post]] on the far left}}
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