Qabalan
Qabalan (Arabic: قبلان) is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located 19 kilometers (12 mi) southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 8,195 inhabitants in 2017.
Qabalan | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | قبلان |
| • Latin | Kubalan (unofficial) |
Qabalan | |
Qabalan Location of Qabalan within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°06′07″N 35°17′17″E | |
| Palestine grid | 177/167 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Nablus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 8,195 |
| Name meaning | Fronting, or possibly from Kublan, a corruption of the Turkish word for lion. |
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