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
Bibliography
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Maps
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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