Nabulus, hebr. Sichem, grch. Neapolis, Stadt in Samaria, W-Jordanien (seit 1948 unter jordan., seit 1967 unter isr. Verw.), 64 000 Ew.; Ind.-Zentrum, Flughafen.
Market town on the West Bank of the river Jordan, N of Jerusalem; the largest Palestinian town, after E Jerusalem, in Israeli occupation; Formerly Shechem, it was the ancient capital of Samaria, and a few Samaritans remain. The British field marshal Allenby's defeat of the Turks here 1918 completed the conquest of Palestine.