Irbid camp
Refugee camp in Irbid Governorate, Jordan
Irbid Camp مخيم إربد | |
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Refugee camp | |
32°33′N 35°51′E / 32.550°N 35.850°E / 32.550; 35.850 | |
Country | Jordan |
Governorate | Irbid Governorate |
Area | |
• Total | 0.24 km2 (0.09 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 29,000 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (Eastern European Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (Arabia Standard Time) |
Irbid Camp (Arabic: مخيم إربد) is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of Irbid.[1]
It was one of the four camps founded in Jordan to accommodate the refugees of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight,[1] the others being Jabal el-Hussein camp, Al-Wehdat refugee camp and Zarqa Camp.
References
- ^ a b "UNRWA Zarqa Camp". www.unrwa.org. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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Palestine refugee camps locations and populations as of 2015[1]
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- ^ "Camp Profiles". unrwa.org. United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Retrieved 2 July 2015.