Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya

Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicاللبّن الشرقية
Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya is located in State of Palestine
Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya
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 / 32.07111; 35.24111
Palestine grid175/160
State State of Palestine
GovernorateNablus Governorate
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Elevation
586 m (1,923 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total2,640
Name meaningWhite 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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Al Lubban ash Sharqiya Village Profile (including ‘Ammuriya Locality), ARIJ, p. 5