Clickable map of the Palestinian refugee camps
Camps are set up by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Jordan , Lebanon , Syria , the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to accommodate Palestinian refugees registered with UNRWA, who fled or were expelled during the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War or in the aftermath of the Six-Day War in 1967, and their patrilineal descendants.[ 1] There are 68 Palestinian refugee camps , 58 official and 10 unofficial,[ 2] ten of which were established after the Six-Day War while the others were established in 1948 to 1950s.
Whilst only a third of registered Palestinian refugees live within the boundaries of the refugee camps,[ 3] Palestinian refugees "show extraordinary social and economic integration outside the camps and informal gatherings".[ 4] Many Palestinian refugees live in adjacent or nearby "gatherings", defined as "the geographic area, outside the official camps, which is home to a minimum 15 Palestinian households."[ 5]
The total number of registered Palestine refugees has grown from 750,000 in 1950 to around 5 million in 2013.[ 6]
Definition of Palestinian refugee Shatila refugee camp on the outskirts of Beirut in May 2019 Shu'fat Camp in the city of Jerusalem . The official area of the camp is in the center of the image and is characterized by low-rise buildings; on either side of the camp are additional Palestinian neighborhoods located beyond the Israeli West Bank barrier (visible at the bottom of the image), where the buildings are taller. UNRWA's mandate is to provide assistance to Palestinian refugees, including access to its refugee camps. For this purpose, it defines Palestinian refugees as "persons whose normal place of residence was Palestine during the period 1 June 1946 to 15 May 1948, and who lost both home and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 conflict."[ 6]
UNRWA also extends assistance to the patrilineal descendants of such refugees, as well as their legally adopted children.[ 6]
Role of UNRWA For a camp to be recognized by UNRWA, there must be an agreement between the host government and UNRWA governing use of the camp. UNRWA does not itself run any camps, has no police powers or administrative role, but simply provides services to the camp. UNRWA recognizes facilities in 58 designated refugee camps in Jordan , Lebanon , Syria , the West Bank and the Gaza Strip , and it also provides facilities in other areas where large numbers of registered Palestine refugees live outside of recognized camps. UNRWA also provided relief to Jewish displaced persons inside Israel following the 1948 conflict until the Israeli government took over responsibility for them in 1952. Refugee camps developed from tented cities to rows of concrete blockhouses to urban ghettos indistinguishable from their surroundings (effectively becoming urban developments within existing cities or by themselves), that house around one third of all registered Palestine refugees.
The Funding for UNRWA activities comes almost entirely from voluntary contributions from UN member states. UNRWA also receives some funding from the Regular Budget of the United Nations, which is used mostly for international staffing costs.[ 6]
List of camps The camps are divided between five regions:
Gaza Strip: The Gaza Strip has eight official and no unofficial refugee camps,[ 2] and 1,221,110 registered refugees. West Bank: The West Bank has 19 official and four unofficial refugee camps,[ 2] and 741,409 registered refugees. Syria: Syria has nine official refugee camps and three unofficial refugee camps,[ 2] and 499,189 registered refugees. Lebanon: There are 12 official refugee and no unofficial camps in Lebanon ,[ 2] and 448,599 registered refugees. Jordan: There are 10 official and three unofficial refugee camps in Jordan ,[ 2] and 2,034,641 registered refugees. Name Founded Location Status Coordinates Population Area (km2 ) Density (pop/km2 ) Comments Refs Yarmouk 1957 Syria Unofficial 33°28′27″N 36°18′11″E / 33.47417°N 36.30306°E / 33.47417; 36.30306 n.a. 2.1 n.a. Largely destroyed (was 160,000 population) [ 7] Rafah 1949 Gaza Strip UNRWA 31°16′58.87″N 34°15′11.52″E / 31.2830194°N 34.2532000°E / 31.2830194; 34.2532000 125,304 n.a. n.a. [ 8] Baqa'a 1968 Jordan UNRWA 32°04′25″N 35°50′35″E / 32.07361°N 35.84306°E / 32.07361; 35.84306 119,000 1.4 85,000 [ 9] Jabalia 1948 Gaza Strip UNRWA 31°32′20.81″N 34°29′57.63″E / 31.5391139°N 34.4993417°E / 31.5391139; 34.4993417 113,990 1.4 81,421 [ 10] Khan Yunis 1949 Gaza Strip UNRWA 31°21′3″N 34°17′18″E / 31.35083°N 34.28833°E / 31.35083; 34.28833 87,816 0.549 159,956 [ 11] [ 12] Al-Shati (Beach camp) 1948 Gaza Strip UNRWA 31°31′55.91″N 34°26′43.42″E / 31.5321972°N 34.4453944°E / 31.5321972; 34.4453944 85,628 0.52 164,669 [ 13] Nuseirat 1949 Gaza Strip UNRWA 31°26′51.56″N 34°23′34.35″E / 31.4476556°N 34.3928750°E / 31.4476556; 34.3928750 80,194 n.a. n.a. [ 14] Ain al-Hilweh 1948 Lebanon UNRWA 33°32′37″N 35°22′41″E / 33.54361°N 35.37806°E / 33.54361; 35.37806 59,660 0.3 198,867 [ 15] [ 16] Al-Wehdat refugee camp (Amman New Camp) 1955 Jordan UNRWA 31°55′35″N 35°56′18″E / 31.92639°N 35.93833°E / 31.92639; 35.93833 57,000 0.48 118,750 [ 17] Marka 1968 Jordan UNRWA 32°00′33″N 36°01′14″E / 32.00917°N 36.02056°E / 32.00917; 36.02056 53,000 0.92 57,609 [ 18] Jaramana 1948 Syria UNRWA 33°29′N 36°21′E / 33.483°N 36.350°E / 33.483; 36.350 49,000 0.03 1,633,333 [ 19] Latakia 1955–6 Syria Unofficial 35°30′28″N 35°47′45″E / 35.50778°N 35.79583°E / 35.50778; 35.79583 47,400 0.22 215,455 [ 20] Bureij 1949 Gaza Strip UNRWA 31°26′22.31″N 34°24′10.58″E / 31.4395306°N 34.4029389°E / 31.4395306; 34.4029389 43,330 0.529 81,909 [ 21] [ 22] Rashidieh 1963 Lebanon UNRWA 33°14′12.12″N 35°13′5.16″E / 33.2367000°N 35.2181000°E / 33.2367000; 35.2181000 34,584 0.25 138,336 [ 23] [ 16] Jabal el-Hussein 1952 Jordan UNRWA 31°57′52″N 35°54′23″E / 31.96444°N 35.90639°E / 31.96444; 35.90639 32,000 0.42 76,190 [ 24] Maghazi 1949 Gaza Strip UNRWA 31°25′16.89″N 34°23′07.35″E / 31.4213583°N 34.3853750°E / 31.4213583; 34.3853750 31,329 0.6 52,215 [ 25] Jerash 1968 Jordan UNRWA 32°16′20.21″N 35°53′29.03″E / 32.2722806°N 35.8913972°E / 32.2722806; 35.8913972 29,000 0.75 38,667 [ 26] Irbid 1951 Jordan UNRWA 32°33′0″N 35°51′0″E / 32.55000°N 35.85000°E / 32.55000; 35.85000 28,000 0.24 116,667 [ 27] Balata 1950 West Bank UNRWA 32°12′N 35°17′E / 32.200°N 35.283°E / 32.200; 35.283 27,000 0.25 108,000 [ 28] Deir al-Balah 1948 Gaza Strip UNRWA 31°25′33″N 34°20′26″E / 31.42583°N 34.34056°E / 31.42583; 34.34056 25,569 0.16 159,806 [ 29] [ 30] Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti camp) 1968 Jordan UNRWA 32°28′30″N 35°54′18″E / 32.47500°N 35.90500°E / 32.47500; 35.90500 25,000 0.77 32,468 [ 31] Burj el-Shemali 1955 Lebanon UNRWA 33°15′47″N 35°14′20″E / 33.26306°N 35.23889°E / 33.26306; 35.23889 24,929 0.134 186,037 [ 32] [ 16] Shu'fat camp 1965 West Bank UNRWA 31°48′44″N 35°14′47″E / 31.81222°N 35.24639°E / 31.81222; 35.24639 24,000 0.2 120,000 [ 33] Qabr Essit 1967 Syria UNRWA 33°26′50″N 36°20′10″E / 33.44722°N 36.33611°E / 33.44722; 36.33611 23,700 0.02 1,185,000 [ 34] Tulkarm 1950 West Bank UNRWA 32°18′51″N 35°2′4″E / 32.31417°N 35.03444°E / 32.31417; 35.03444 21,500 0.18 119,444 [ 35] Beddawi 1955 Lebanon UNRWA 34°27′0.64″N 35°52′9.17″E / 34.4501778°N 35.8692139°E / 34.4501778; 35.8692139 21,252 0.2 106,260 [ 36] [ 16] Zarqa 1949 Jordan UNRWA 32°05′N 36°06′E / 32.083°N 36.100°E / 32.083; 36.100 20,000 0.18 111,111 [ 37] Bourj el-Barajneh 1948 Lebanon UNRWA 33°50′54″N 35°30′12″E / 33.84833°N 35.50333°E / 33.84833; 35.50333 19,539 0.104 187,875 [ 38] [ 16] Souf 1967 Jordan UNRWA 32°18′30″N 35°53′7.37″E / 32.30833°N 35.8853806°E / 32.30833; 35.8853806 19,000 0.5 38,000 [ 39] Askar 1950 West Bank UNRWA 32°13′11.51″N 35°17′50.77″E / 32.2198639°N 35.2974361°E / 32.2198639; 35.2974361 18,500 0.119 155,462 [ 40] Al-Nayrab 1948 Syria UNRWA 36°10′32″N 37°13′40″E / 36.17556°N 37.22778°E / 36.17556; 37.22778 18,000 0.15 120,000 [ 41] Dheisheh 1949 West Bank UNRWA 31°41′38.47″N 35°11′02.96″E / 31.6940194°N 35.1841556°E / 31.6940194; 35.1841556 15,000 0.33 45,455 [ 42] Qalandia 1949 West Bank UNRWA 33°19′55″N 36°19′56″E / 33.33194°N 36.33222°E / 33.33194; 36.33222 14,800 0.42 35,238 [ 43] Al-Hassan 1967 Jordan Unofficial 31°57′27″N 35°58′19″E / 31.95750°N 35.97194°E / 31.95750; 35.97194 14,068 n.a. n.a. [ 44] [ 45] [ 46] Jenin 1953 West Bank UNRWA 32°27′41″N 35°17′11″E / 32.46139°N 35.28639°E / 32.46139; 35.28639 14,000 0.42 33,333 [ 47] Jalazone 1949 West Bank UNRWA 31°57′07.15″N 35°12′41.58″E / 31.9519861°N 35.2115500°E / 31.9519861; 35.2115500 13,000 0.253 51,383 [ 48] Al-Sabinah 1948 Syria UNRWA 33°26′2″N 36°17′8″E / 33.43389°N 36.28556°E / 33.43389; 36.28556 13,000 0.03 433,333 [ 49] Homs 1949 Syria UNRWA 34°42′30.29″N 36°42′26.62″E / 34.7084139°N 36.7073944°E / 34.7084139; 36.7073944 13,000 0.15 86,667 [ 50] Khan Danoun 1950 Syria UNRWA 33°19′55″N 36°19′56″E / 33.33194°N 36.33222°E / 33.33194; 36.33222 12,650 0.03 421,667 [ 51] El Buss 1948 Lebanon UNRWA 33°16′21″N 35°12′36″E / 33.27250°N 35.21000°E / 33.27250; 35.21000 12,281 0.08 153,513 [ 52] [ 16] Al-Arroub 1950 West Bank UNRWA 31°37′23.18″N 35°08′12.19″E / 31.6231056°N 35.1367194°E / 31.6231056; 35.1367194 12,000 0.24 50,000 [ 53] Khan al-Shih 1949 Syria UNRWA 33°21′30″N 36°6′26″E / 33.35833°N 36.10722°E / 33.35833; 36.10722 12,000 0.69 17,391 [ 54] Shatila 1949 Lebanon UNRWA 33°51′46″N 35°29′54″E / 33.86278°N 35.49833°E / 33.86278; 35.49833 10,849 0.04 271,225 [ 55] [ 16] Nur Shams 1952 West Bank UNRWA 32°19′07.36″N 35°03′31.63″E / 32.3187111°N 35.0587861°E / 32.3187111; 35.0587861 10,500 0.21 50,000 [ 56] Daraa 1950 Syria UNRWA 32°37′N 36°6′E / 32.617°N 36.100°E / 32.617; 36.100 10,500 1.3 8,077 [ 57] Fawwar 1949 West Bank UNRWA 31°28′46.45″N 35°03′52.93″E / 31.4795694°N 35.0647028°E / 31.4795694; 35.0647028 9,500 0.27 35,185 [ 58] Wavel 1948 Lebanon UNRWA 33°59′56.27″N 36°11′35.46″E / 33.9989639°N 36.1931833°E / 33.9989639; 36.1931833 9,460 0.043 220,000 [ 59] [ 16] Hama 1950 Syria UNRWA 35°08′N 36°45′E / 35.133°N 36.750°E / 35.133; 36.750 9,000 0.06 150,000 [ 60] Aqabat Jaber 1948 West Bank UNRWA 31°50′17.00″N 35°26′30.20″E / 31.8380556°N 35.4417222°E / 31.8380556; 35.4417222 8,600 1.67 5,150 [ 61] Madaba camp 1956 Jordan Unofficial 31°42′41″N 35°47′15″E / 31.71139°N 35.78750°E / 31.71139; 35.78750 8,597 n.a. n.a. [ 44] Far'a 1949 West Bank UNRWA 32°17′38.35″N 35°20′39.74″E / 32.2939861°N 35.3443722°E / 32.2939861; 35.3443722 8,500 0.26 32,692 [ 62] Talbieh Camp 1968 Jordan UNRWA 31°42′19″N 35°56′57″E / 31.70528°N 35.94917°E / 31.70528; 35.94917 8,000 0.13 61,538 [ 63] Ein Beit al-Ma' (Camp No. 1) 1950 West Bank UNRWA 32°13′48.91″N 35°14′58.42″E / 32.2302528°N 35.2495611°E / 32.2302528; 35.2495611 7,500 0.045 166,667 [ 64] Sokhna camp 1969 Jordan Unofficial 32°7′59″N 36°4′20″E / 32.13306°N 36.07222°E / 32.13306; 36.07222 7,424 n.a. n.a. sometimes transliterated 'Sakhna' or 'Sukhna' [ 44] Am'ari 1949 West Bank UNRWA 31°53′38.60″N 35°12′41.52″E / 31.8940556°N 35.2115333°E / 31.8940556; 35.2115333 7,000 0.096 72,917 [ 65] Ein Al-Tal (also known as Handarat camp) 1962 Syria Unofficial 36°17′34.84″N 37°9′24.86″E / 36.2930111°N 37.1569056°E / 36.2930111; 37.1569056 n.a. 0.16 n.a. Largely destroyed (was 7,000 population) [ 66] Nahr al-Bared 1949 Lebanon UNRWA 34°30′47″N 35°57′40″E / 34.51306°N 35.96111°E / 34.51306; 35.96111 5,857 0.198 29,581 Reconstructed, was 27,000 population [ 67] [ 16] Mieh Mieh 1954 Lebanon UNRWA 33°32′30″N 35°23′29″E / 33.54167°N 35.39139°E / 33.54167; 35.39139 5,747 0.054 106,426 [ 68] [ 16] Aida 1950 West Bank UNRWA 31°43′10.34″N 35°11′56.31″E / 31.7195389°N 35.1989750°E / 31.7195389; 35.1989750 5,500 0.071 77,465 [ 69] Dbayeh 1956 Lebanon UNRWA 33°54′N 35°34′E / 33.900°N 35.567°E / 33.900; 35.567 4,591 0.084 54,655 [ 70] [ 16] Ein as-Sultan camp 1948 West Bank UNRWA 31°52′40.24″N 35°26′46.24″E / 31.8778444°N 35.4461778°E / 31.8778444; 35.4461778 3,800 0.87 4,368 [ 71] 'Azza (Beit Jibrin) 1950 West Bank UNRWA 31°42′54.78″N 35°12′07.61″E / 31.7152167°N 35.2021139°E / 31.7152167; 35.2021139 2,900 0.027 107,407 [ 72] Deir 'Ammar Camp 1949 West Bank UNRWA 31°57′57.22″N 35°05′55.98″E / 31.9658944°N 35.0988833°E / 31.9658944; 35.0988833 2,500 0.162 15,432 [ 73] Qaddura camp 1948 West Bank Unofficial 31°54′3.32″N 35°12′21.18″E / 31.9009222°N 35.2058833°E / 31.9009222; 35.2058833 1,558 n.a. n.a. [ 74] Mar Elias refugee camp 1952 Lebanon UNRWA 33°52′38″N 35°29′19″E / 33.87722°N 35.48861°E / 33.87722; 35.48861 725 0.0054 134,259 [ 75] [ 16] Silwad Camp 1971 West Bank Unofficial 31°58′5″N 35°15′41″E / 31.96806°N 35.26139°E / 31.96806; 35.26139 462 n.a. n.a. [ 44] Abu Shukheidim camp 1948 West Bank Unofficial n.a. n.a. n.a. Town of Abu Shukhaydam (sic) shows on maps as ~1mi SW of Birzeit [ 44] Birzeit camp (As-Saqaeif) 1948 West Bank Unofficial 31°58′12″N 35°12′01″E / 31.97000°N 35.20028°E / 31.97000; 35.20028 n.a. n.a. n.a. [ 44] [ 76]
Population statistics The evolution of Palestinian refugee population is shown below:[ 77] [ 4]
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2004 2009 2018 Jordan 506,200 613,743 506,038 716,372 929,097 1,570,192 1,758,274 1,951,603 2,242,579 Lebanon 127,600 136,561 175,958 226,554 302,049 376,472 396,890 422,188 475,075 Syria 82,194 115,043 158,717 209,362 280,731 383,199 417,346 461,897 560,139 West Bank – – 272,692 324,035 414,298 583,009 675,670 762,820 846,465 Gaza Strip 198,227 255,542 311,814 367,995 496,339 824,622 938,531 1,073,303 1,421,282 Total registered refugees 914,221 1,120,889 1,425,219 1,844,318 2,422,514 3,737,494 4,186,711 4,671,811 5,545,540
The number of Palestinian refugees living within the UNWRA registered area of operations is shown below, both those living in camps and those living outside camps:[ 3] [ 4] [ 78]
Registered persons (refugees and other) Registered refugees in camps % registered refugees in camps 1953 870,158 300,785 34.6 1955 912,425 351,532 38.5 1960 1,136,487 409,223 36.0 1965 1,300,117 508,042 39.1 1970 1,445,022 500,985 34.7 1975 1,652,436 551,643 33.4 1980 1,863,162 613,149 32.9 1985 2,119,862 805,482 38.0 1990 2,466,516 697,709 28.3 1995 3,246,044 1,007,375 31.0 2000 3,806,055 1,227,954 32.3 2005 4,283,892 1,265,987 29.6 2010 4,966,664 1,452,790 29.3 2015 5,741,480 1,632,876 28.4 2018 6,171,793 1,728,409 28.0
The table below shows the population of registered refugees, other registered people, and refugees residing in camps, in 2018.[ 79] UNRWA's definition of Other Registered Persons refer to "those who, at the time of original registration did not satisfy all of UNRWA's Palestine refugee criteria, but who were determined to have suffered significant loss and/or hardship for reasons related to the 1948 conflict in Palestine; they also include persons who belong to the families of other registered persons."[ 80]
Jordan Lebanon Syria West Bank Gaza Strip Total Registered refugees 2,242,579 475,075 560,139 846,465 1,421,282 5,545,540 Other registered people 133,902 58,810 83,003 201,525 149,013 626,253 Total registered people 2,376,481 533,885 643,142 1,047,990 1,570,295 6,171,793 Refugees living within official camp borders 412,054 270,614 194,993 256,758 593,990 1,728,409 % living within camp borders 18.4% 57.0% 34.8% 30.3% 41.8% 31.2%
See also
References ^ UNWRA , Palestine refugees ^ a b c d e f UNRWA Annual Operational report 2019 for the Reporting period 01 January – 31 December 2019 , pages 168-169, "Infrastructure and Camp Improvement Statistics" ^ a b Report of the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, 1 July 2003-30 June 2004, Supplement No. 13 (A/59/13) Table 3: Number and distribution of special hardship cases (as at 30 June 2004) ^ a b c Ḥanafī, Sārī "Palestinian Refugee Camps in the Arab East: Governmentalities in Search of Legitimacy." (2010), page 6 ^ BADIL Refugee Survey 2016-18 , page 29, 34, 35 ^ a b c d "Who We Are - UNRWA" . UNRWA . Retrieved 8 January 2014 . ^ UNRWA Yarmouk Camp ^ UNRWA Rafah Camp ^ UNRWA Baqa'a refugee camp ^ UNRWA Jabalia Camp ^ UNRWA Khan Yunis Camp ^ "UNRWA: Refugee camp profiles: Gaza field office" . www.un.org . Archived from the original on 27 February 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2022 . ^ UNRWA Al-Shati Camp ^ UNRWA Nuseirat Camp ^ UNRWA Ain al-Hilweh ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Report on fact-finding mission to Lebanon 2 – 18 May 1998" (PDF) . newtodenmark.dk . The Danish Immigration Service . 1 June 1998. Retrieved 27 April 2020 . ^ UNRWA Al-Wehdat refugee camp ^ UNRWA Marka refugee camp ^ UNRWA Jaramana ^ UNRWA Latakia Camp ^ UNRWA Bureij ^ "UNRWA: Refugee camp profiles: Gaza field office" . Archived from the original on June 24, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2020 .{{cite web }}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link ) , UNWRA. ^ UNRWA Rashidieh ^ UNRWA Al-Abdali ^ UNRWA Maghazi (camp) ^ UNRWA Jerash ^ UNRWA Irbid ^ UNRWA Balata ^ UNRWA Deir al-Balah Camp ^ "UNRWA: Refugee camp profiles: Gaza field office" . www.un.org . Archived from the original on 31 January 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2022 . ^ UNRWA Husn Camp ^ UNRWA Burj el-Shemali ^ UNRWA Shu'fat camp ^ UNRWA Qabr Essit ^ UNRWA Tulkarm Camp ^ UNRWA Beddawi refugee camp ^ UNRWA Zarqa ^ UNRWA Bourj el-Barajneh ^ UNRWA Souf Camp ^ UNRWA Askar (camp) ^ UNRWA Al-Nayrab ^ UNRWA Dheisheh ^ UNRWA Kalandia Camp ^ a b c d e f BADIL Refugee Survey 2016-18 , pages 30-33 ^ "Palestinian Refugees and Displaced Camps in Jordan: Prince Hassan Camp" . dpa.gov.jo . Retrieved 2 January 2024 . ^ al-Husseini, Jalal (13 February 2013). "The Evolution of the Palestinian Refugee Camps in Jordan. Between Logics of Exclusion and Integration" . Villes, pratiques urbaines et construction nationale en Jordanie . Presses de l’Ifpo. pp. 181–204. Retrieved 2 January 2024 . ^ UNRWA Jenin Camp ^ UNRWA Jalazone ^ UNRWA Al-Sabinah ^ UNRWA Homs Camp ^ UNRWA Khan Dannun ^ UNRWA El-Buss refugee camp ^ UNRWA Al-Arroub (camp) ^ UNRWA Khan al-Shih ^ UNRWA Shatila refugee camp ^ UNRWA Nur Shams, Tulkarm ^ UNRWA Deraa ^ UNRWA Fawwar, Hebron ^ UNRWA Wavel ^ UNRWA Hama ^ UNRWA Aqabat Jaber ^ UNRWA Far'a ^ UNRWA Talbieh Camp ^ UNRWA Ein Beit al-Ma' ^ UNRWA Am'ari ^ UNRWA Ein el Tal ^ UNRWA Nahr al-Bared ^ UNRWA Mieh Mieh refugee camp ^ UNRWA Aida (camp) ^ UNRWA Dbayeh ^ UNRWA Ein as-Sultan ^ UNRWA 'Azza ^ UNRWA Deir 'Ammar Camp ^ "Qaddura camp profile" (PDF) . ^ UNRWA Mar Elias refugee camp ^ "مخيم بير زيت" [Bir Zeit camp]. palcamps.net . Retrieved 4 January 2024 . ^ Report of the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, 1 July 2003-30 June 2004, Supplement No. 13 (A/59/13) Table 2: Distribution of registered population (as at 30 June 2004) ^ BADIL Refugee Survey 2016-18 , page 30 ^ "in Figures 2019" . ^ Annual Operational Report 2019
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Gaza Strip 518,000 UNRWA refugees West Bank 188,150 UNRWA refugees Syria 319,958 UNRWA refugees Lebanon 188,850 UNRWA refugees Jordan 355,500 UNRWA refugees Aqabat Jaber 6,400 Ein as-Sultan 1,900 Far'a 7,600 Fawwar 8,000 Jalazone 11,000 Qalandia 11,000 Am'ari 10,500 Deir 'Ammar 2,400 Dheisheh 13,000 Aida 4,700 Al-Arroub 10,400 Askar 15,900 Balata 23,600 'Azza (Beit Jibrin) 1,000 Ein Beit al-Ma' (Camp No. 1) 6,750 Tulkarm 18,000 Nur Shams 9,000 Jenin 16,000 Shu'fat 11,000 Silwad Birzeit
Sabinah 22,600 Khan al-Shih 20,000 Nayrab 20,500 Homs 22,000 Jaramana 18,658 Daraa 10,000 Hama 8,000 Khan Danoun 10,000 Qabr Essit 23,700 Unofficial camps Ein Al-Tal 6,000 Latakia 10,000 Yarmouk 148,500
Bourj el-Barajneh 17,945 Ain al-Hilweh 54,116 El Buss 11,254 Nahr al-Bared 5,857 Shatila 9,842 Wavel 8,806 Mar Elias 662 Mieh Mieh 5,250 Beddawi 16,500 Burj el-Shemali 22,789 Dbayeh 4,351 Rashidieh 31,478 Former camps Tel al-Zaatar ? Nabatieh ?
Zarqa 20,000 Jabal el-Hussein 29,000 Amman New (Wihdat) 51,500 Souf 20,000 Baqa'a 104,000 Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti camp) 22,000 Irbid 25,000 Jerash 24,000 Marka 53,000 Talbieh 8,000 Al-Hassan ? Madaba ? Sokhna ?
References ^ "Camp Profiles" . unrwa.org . United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Retrieved 2 July 2015 .
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