Clickable map of the Palestinian refugee camps
 
 
Palestinian refugee camps  were first established to accommodate Palestinians  who were displaced by the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight  during the 1948 Palestine war .[ 1]   Camps were established by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency  (UNRWA) in Jordan , Lebanon , Syria , the West Bank  and the Gaza Strip . A subsequent wave of Palestinian refugees were created in the Naksa  after the Six-Day War  in 1967.[ 2]  
There are 68 Palestinian refugee camps in total, 58 official and 10 unofficial,[ 3]   ten of which were established after the Six-Day War while the others were established in 1948 to 1950s.
Only a third of registered Palestinian refugees live within the boundaries of the refugee camps.[ 4]   Most have integrated socially and economically outside the camps.[ 5]   Many live in adjacent geographic areas.[ 6]  
The number of registered Palestine refugees grew from 750,000 in 1950 to around 5 million in 2013.[ 7]  
 
History 
Role of  UNRWA 
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."[ 7]  
UNRWA also extends assistance to the patrilineal descendants of such refugees, as well as their legally adopted children.[ 7]  
Shu'fat Camp  in the city of Jerusalem , 2023. 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. 
Nabatieh refugee camp  before and after its destruction by the Israeli military in 1974 
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.[ 7]  
List of camps 
The camps are divided between five regions:
Gaza Strip: The Gaza Strip  has eight official and no unofficial refugee camps,[ 3]   and 1,221,110 registered refugees. 
West Bank: The West Bank  has 19 official and four unofficial refugee camps,[ 3]   and 741,409 registered refugees. 
Syria: Syria  has nine official refugee camps and three unofficial refugee camps,[ 3]   and 499,189 registered refugees. 
Lebanon: There are 12 official refugee and no unofficial camps in Lebanon ,[ 3]   and 448,599 registered refugees. 
Jordan: There are 10 official and three unofficial refugee camps in Jordan ,[ 3]   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) 
[ 8]  
 
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. 
 
[ 9]  
 
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 
 
[ 10]  
 
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 
 
[ 11]  
 
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 
 
[ 12] [ 13]  
 
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 
 
[ 14]  
 
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. 
 
[ 15]  
 
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 
 
[ 16] [ 17]  
 
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 
 
[ 18]  
 
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 
 
[ 19]  
 
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 
 
[ 20]  
 
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 
 
[ 21]  
 
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 
 
[ 22] [ 23]  
 
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 
 
[ 24] [ 17]  
 
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 
 
[ 25]  
 
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 
 
[ 26]  
 
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 
 
[ 27]  
 
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 
 
[ 28]  
 
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 
 
[ 29]  
 
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 
 
[ 30] [ 31]  
 
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 
 
[ 32]  
 
Burj el-Shamali 
 
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 
 
[ 33] [ 17]  
 
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 
 
[ 34]  
 
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 
 
[ 35]  
 
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 
 
[ 36]  
 
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 
 
[ 37] [ 17]  
 
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 
 
[ 38]  
 
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 
 
[ 39] [ 17]  
 
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 
 
[ 40]  
 
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 
 
[ 41]  
 
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 
 
[ 42]  
 
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 
 
[ 43]  
 
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 
 
[ 44]  
 
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. 
 
[ 45] [ 46] [ 47]  
 
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 
 
[ 48]  
 
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 
 
[ 49]  
 
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 
 
[ 50]  
 
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 
 
[ 51]  
 
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 
 
[ 52]  
 
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 
 
[ 53] [ 17]  
 
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 
 
[ 54]  
 
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 
 
[ 55]  
 
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 
 
[ 56] [ 17]  
 
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 
 
[ 57]  
 
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 
 
[ 58]  
 
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 
 
[ 59]  
 
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 
 
[ 60] [ 17]  
 
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 
 
[ 61]  
 
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 
 
[ 62]  
 
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. 
 
[ 45]  
 
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 
 
[ 63]  
 
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 
 
[ 64]  
 
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 
 
[ 65]  
 
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' 
[ 45]  
 
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 
 
[ 66]  
 
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) 
[ 67]  
 
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 
[ 68] [ 17]  
 
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 
 
[ 69] [ 17]  
 
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 
 
[ 70]  
 
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 
 
[ 71] [ 17]  
 
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 
 
[ 72]  
 
'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 
 
[ 73]  
 
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 
 
[ 74]  
 
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. 
 
[ 75]  
 
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 
 
[ 76] [ 17]  
 
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. 
 
[ 45]  
 
Abu Shukheidim  camp
 
1948 
West Bank 
Unofficial 
 
n.a. 
n.a. 
n.a. 
Town of Abu Shukhaydam (sic) shows on maps as ~1 mi SW of Birzeit  
[ 45]  
 
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. 
 
[ 45] [ 77]  
 
Population statistics 
The evolution of Palestinian refugee population is shown below:[ 78] [ 5]  
 
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:[ 4] [ 5] [ 79]  
 
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.[ 80]   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."[ 81]  
 
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 
^   MacDonald, Alex (19 December 2023). "Israel-Palestine war: A brief history of refugee camps in Gaza" . Middle East Eye . Retrieved 17 June  2025 .  
 
^   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" . UNRWA . Archived from the original on June 24, 2007. Retrieved July 8,  2020 .{{cite web}}:  CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) 
 
^   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. ISBN  978-2-35159-315-8 . 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 . Archived from the original  on 4 January 2024. 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 
External links 
Maps 
 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 
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-Shamali   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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