Maghazi (camp)

Maghazi Camp
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 • Arabic مخيم المغازي
Maghazi Camp

Location of Maghazi Camp within Palestine

Coordinates: 31°25′16.89″N 34°23′07.35″E / 31.4213583°N 34.3853750°ECoordinates: 31°25′16.89″N 34°23′07.35″E / 31.4213583°N 34.3853750°E
Governorate Deir al-Balah
Founded 1949
Government
 • Type Refugee Camp
Area
 • Jurisdiction 559 dunams (0.559 km2 or 0.216 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Jurisdiction 22,536

Maghazi (Arabic: مخيم المغازي‎) is located in the Deir al-Balah Governorate in the central Gaza Strip. It is a Palestinian refugee camp that was established in 1949. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the Refugee Camp had a population of 24,284 in mid-year 2006.[1] The refugee camp is built on 559 dunums (0.6 km²).

On the evening of Monday January 6, 2003, the IDF raided the camp and killed three Palestinians and wounded dozens claiming they were targeting militants hiding there.[2]

Income

Before the Gaza Strip's closure to Israel in 2000 following the Al-Aqsa Intifada, most residents had taken a number of various jobs in Israel or worked as farmers at local tells and pastures. There is a weekly souk, or open-air market, on Sunday in which residents buy or sell goods from their workshops, bakeries, cafes, diners and grocery lots.

Education

Maghazi has three elementary schools and 2 junior high schools run by the UNRWA. 6,407 pupils had enrolled at these schools in the 2004-2005 year. In 1998, the UNRWA provided integrated educational services to 1,264 children with disabilities. There are a number of youth activities that involve in athletics, social and cultural programs.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Projected Mid -Year Population for Deir al Balah Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
  2. ↑ http://www.unhchr.ch/Huridocda/Huridoca.nsf/(Symbol)/E.CN.4.2003.G.29.En?Opendocument Question of the Violation of Human Rights in the Occupied Arab Territories Including Palestine

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