Yes. Samaria was the capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel. (Gibeah, Hebron, and Jerusalem were the capitals of the United Kingdom of Israel.)
The Northern Kingdom of Israel had a capital at Samaria, but the current capital of Israel is Jerusalem.
Samaria was the capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel in 700 BCE.
King Omri
King Omri chose Samaria to be the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel.
The capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel was Samaria while the capital of the Southern Kingdom of Judah was Jerusalem. The Modern State of Israel has its capital in Jerusalem as well.
David eventually became king over all Israel, and he transferred his capital from Hebron to Jerusalem. (2 Samuel 5:1-9)
Samaria was located in the ancient region of Israel, between the Judean Hills to the south and Mount Carmel to the north. It was the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel in ancient times.
Samaria is in the region that is referred to as the West Bank. To Israel, it is known as the Judea and Samaria Area.
Samaria is not a country. It is a historical and biblical region located in the northern part of modern-day Palestine/Israel.
The two new kingdoms that emerged were the Kingdom of Israel in the north, with Samaria as its capital, and the Kingdom of Judah in the south, with Jerusalem as its capital.
After the Kingdom of Israel split into the Northern Kingdom of Israel and the South Kingdom of Judah, there was a rapid succession of capitals in the North. The capitals of the North included: Shechem (now called Nablus), Penuel, and Tirzah, before settling on Samaria (Shomron). Jerusalem remained the capital of Judah up until the Babylonian Exile and during the Hasmonean Kingdom. Jerusalem is the current capital of the State of Israel although most nations refuse to officially recognize it as such because of its disputed status and maintain their embassies in Tel Aviv.