Samaria = "watch mountain"

 1) the region of northern Palestine associated with the northern
    kingdom of the 10 tribes of Israel which split from the kingdom
    after the death of Solomon during the reign of his son Rehoboam
    and were ruled by Jeroboam
 2) the capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel located 30
    miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem and 6 miles (10 km) northwest
    of Shechem