Rafah Camp

Rafah Camp
Other transcription(s)
• Arabic	مخيم رفح or معسكر رفح
Rafah Camp Location of Rafah Camp within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°16′58.87″N 34°15′11.52″E / 31.2830194°N 34.2532000°E / 31.2830194; 34.2532000Coordinates: 31°16′58.87″N 34°15′11.52″E / 31.2830194°N 34.2532000°E / 31.2830194; 34.2532000
Governorate	Rafah
Government
• Type	Refugee Camp (from 1949)
Population (2005)
• Jurisdiction	95,187

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 Egyptian-Palestinian Authority border.^[1] 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,^[2] This figure includes (in contrast PCBS census data) Tall as-Sultan. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 2006 mid-year estimate for Rafah Camp alone is 59,983, for Tall as-Sultan 24,418.^[3] The camp is the second largest refugee camp in Palestine. There are 31 schools (20 primary, 11 secondary) run by the UNRWA.^[2]

References

External links

• Rafah Camp articles from UNWRA
• Welcome To Rafah R.C.

Rafah Governorate Cities Rafah Municipalities al-Bayuk Shokat as-Sufi Village councils al-Mawasi al-Qarya as-Suwaydiya Refugee camps Rafah camp Tall as-Sultan

Palestinian refugee camps locations and populations as of 2013  Gaza Strip 1,221,110  West Bank 911,409 refugees  Syria 899,189 refugees  Lebanon 748,599 refugees  Jordan 2,634,641 refugees Al-Shati (Beach camp) 87,000 Bureij 34,000 Deir al-Balah 21,000 Jabalia 110,000 Khan Yunis 72,000 Maghazi 24,000 Nuseirat 66,000 Rafah 104,000 Aqabat Jaber 6,400 Ein as-Sultan 8,083 Far'a 27,600 Fawwar 8,000 Jalazone 11,000 Kalandia 31,000 Am'ari 10,500 Deir 'Ammar 2,400 Dheisheh 13,000 Aida 4,700 Al-Arroub 10,400 Askar 35,900 Balata 53,600 'Azza (Beit Jibrin) 1,000 Ein Beit al-Ma' (Camp No. 1) 6,750 Tulkarm camp 38,000 Nur Shams 9,000 Jenin camp 48,000 Shuafat camp 31,000 Sbeineh 62,600 Khan Eshieh 20,000 Neirab 100,500 Homs 42,000 Jaramana camp 38,658 Daraa camp 10,000 Hama camp 28,000 Khan Dannun 10,000 Qabr Essit 23,700 Latakia Camp 30,000 Yarmouk 348,500 Ein Al-Tal 6,000 Bourj el-Barajneh 37,945 Ain al-Hilweh 54,116 El Buss 11,254 Nahr al-Bared 55,857 Shatila 9,842 Wavel 8,806 Mar Elias 22,662 Mieh Mieh 5,250 Beddawi 36,500 Burj el-Shemali 32,789 Dbayeh camp 4,351 Rashidieh 31,478 Zarqa camp 200,000 Jabal el-Hussein 89,000 Amman New Camp (Wihdat) 451,500 Souf 50,000 Baqa'a 304,000 Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti camp) 52,000 Irbid camp 35,000 Jerash camp 32,000 Marka 153,000 Talbieh 27,000