Rafah Camp
Rafah Camp | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | مخيم رفح or معسكر رفح |
Location of Rafah Camp within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°16′58.87″N 34°15′11.52″E / 31.2830194°N 34.2532000°E | |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Rafah |
Government | |
• Type | Refugee Camp (from 1949) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 36,550 |
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Rafah Camp (Arabic: مخيم رفح or معسكر رفح) is one of eight Palestinian refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. It is located in the Rafah Governorate along the Gaza–Egypt border.[2] It was established in 1949 and currently forms part of the city of Rafah. During the period of its establishment, it was the largest refugee camp in the Gaza Strip; however its population has decreased due to migration to the Tall as-Sultan camp, an extension of Rafah camp, which was set up to absorb refugees repatriated from Canada Camp.
According to the UNRWA, the camp has a population of 99,000 inhabitants,[3] This figure includes (in contrast to PCBS census data) Tall as-Sultan. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 2017 census listed 36,550 residents in the camp.[1] The camp is the second largest refugee camp in Palestine. There are 31 schools (20 primary, 11 secondary) run by the UNRWA.[3]
References
- ^ a b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ OCHA map Archived 2009-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b UNRWA Rafah refugee camp profile UNRWA does not make a distinction between Rafah Camp & Tall as-Sultan
External links
- Rafah Camp articles from UNWRA
- Welcome To Rafah R.C.
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