Jalazone

Jalazone Camp
Other transcription(s)
 • Arabic مخيّم الجلزون
 • Also spelled al-Jalazun Camp (official)
al-Jalazoun Camp (unofficial)
Jalazone Camp
Location of Jalazone Camp within the Palestinian territories
Coordinates:
Governorate Ramallah & al-Bireh
Government
 • Type Refugee Camp (from 1949)
Area
 • Jurisdiction 253 dunams (0.3 km2 / 0.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Jurisdiction 8,700

Jalazone (Arabic: مخيّم الجلزون‎) is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located seven kilometers north of Ramallah and adjacent to the village of Jifna. It was established in 1949, following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, on 253 dunams of Jifna's land. After the Oslo Agreements between the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and Israel, Jalazone's administrative affairs were transferred to the PNA while security matters remained in Israeli control.[1]

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Jalazone had a population of approximately 8,700 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[2] The majority of the refugees were from Lydda and Arab villages in the central Palestine. The camp is largely maintained by the UNRWA with funding by Saudi Arabia.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Jalazone Refugee Camp United Nations Relief and Works Agency
  2. ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Ramallah & Al Bireh Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

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