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Story of Sebastia: the Romans' capital in Palestine

A town 12 km north-west of Nablus with more than 3,000 years of history; historians called it the Romans' capital in Palestine.

Sebastia is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the West Bank, with Roman, Byzantine and Islamic remains and the shrine of Nabi Yahya. Its people live between farming and tourism.

Source: Wikipedia (English) ? "Sebastia, Nablus" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastia,_Nablus