Sebastia

Sebastia is a Palestinian village of about 3,205 inhabitants, located in the of the State of Palestine, some 12 kilometers northwest of the city of .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 2,820 residents
  • Description: municipality in Nablus, West Bank, Palestine
  • Also known as: “Sabastia”, “Sabastiya”, “Sabastiyah”, “Sabaţīyah”, “Sebastia, Nablus”, “Sebastiya”, “Sebastye”, “Sebustie”, “Sebustiye”, “Sevastē”, and “Shomron”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Roman Theatre.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include An-Naqura and Shavei Shomron.

Village
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is a Palestinian village in the in northern , located 10 kilometers northwest of and adjacent to the Israeli settlement of .

Village
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is an Israeli settlement in the northern . Located to the west of , on the road to , it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council.

Village
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is a Palestinian village located six kilometres northwest of in the . Most of the working-age inhabitants live as farmers or governmental workers.

Sebastia

Latitude
32.27581° or 32° 16′ 33″ north
Longitude
35.19521° or 35° 11′ 43″ east
Population
2,820
Elevation
369 metres (1,211 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q75GW+83
Open­Street­Map ID
node 432172454
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
282108
Wiki­data ID
Q2918480
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Sebastia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سبسطية”
  • Arabic: “سبسطية‎”
  • Basque: “Sebastia”
  • Belarusian: “Самарыя”
  • Belarusian: “Себастыя”
  • Catalan: “Sebastia”
  • Cebuano: “Sabasţīyah”
  • Chinese: “塞巴斯蒂亚”
  • Chinese: “塞巴斯蒂亞”
  • Croatian: “Samarija”
  • Croatian: “Sebastija”
  • Czech: “Sebastia”
  • Dutch: “Sebastia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سبسطيه”
  • French: “Sebastia”
  • German: “Sebastia”
  • Hebrew: “סבסטיה”
  • Irish: “Sebastia”
  • Japanese: “サバスティーヤ”
  • Japanese: “サマリア”
  • Maltese: “Sebastia”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sebastia”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sebastia i Nablus”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sebastia”
  • Persian: “سبسطیه، نابلس”
  • Portuguese: “Sebaste”
  • Portuguese: “Sebastia”
  • Romanian: “Sebastia”
  • Spanish: “Sebastia”
  • Urdu: “سیبسٹیا، نابلس”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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