Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | اللبّن الشرقية |
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]