Nablus (Arabic: نابلس Nāblus [næːblʊs], Hebrew: שכם Šəḵem, Biblical Shechem ISO 259-3 Škem, Greek: Νeapolis Νεάπολις) is a city in the northern West Bank, approximately 49 kilometers (30 mi) north of Jerusalem, (approximately 63 kilometers (39 mi) by road), with a population of 126,132.