Nâbulus (1870 ft. above the sea-level) lies in a long line on the floor of the valley between Ebal (Arab. Jebel Eslâmîyeh or esh-Shemûli the N. mountain) and Gerizim (arab. Jebel et-Tôr or el-Kibli, the S. mountain). The environs are beautifully green and extremely fertile, and water flows in abundance from 22 springs, about half of which are perennial. The town contains about 24,000 inhab., including 170 Samaritans (see above), a few Jews, and about 700 Christians, chiefly belonging to the Greek orthodox church; a few are Latins, and 150 Protestants. Nâbulus is the seat of Mutesarrif and of a Greek orthodox bishop, possesses a garrison (1 regiment of infantry), 8 large mosques, and 2 Muslim schools (a girls' school and a college), in addition to the Koran schools. It is also a station of the English Church Mission (missionary, Rev. Mr. Falscheer), which maintains a church , a school, and a hospital. The Latins have a church and mission-house under the Patriarch and a Franciscan church; the united and the orthodox Greeks each own a church here. — Nâbulus carries on a considerable trade with the country E. of Jordan, particularly in wool and cotton. It contains 15 manufactories of soap, which is made from olive-oil.
See Bædeker (1898) Route 22. From Lubban to Nâbulus