Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | اللبّن الشرقية |
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  Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya Location of Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya within the State of Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°04′16″N 35°14′28″E / 32.07111°N 35.24111°E | |
| Palestine grid | 175/160 |
| State |  State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Nablus Governorate |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Elevation | 586 m (1,923 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,640 |
| Name meaning | White or Frankincense |
Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya (Arabic: اللبّن الشرقية) is a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank, 20 kilometers south of Nablus, in the Nablus Governorate of the State of Palestine. The town has a total land area of 12,075 dunams of which 200 dunams is built-up area. The village is just north of the historic Khan al-Lubban caravansary.
In 2012, the nearby village of Ammuriya was joined with Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya into one Municipal Council, also called Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya.[2]
- ^ Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ Al Lubban ash Sharqiya Village Profile (including ‘Ammuriya Locality), ARIJ, p. 5