Rashidieh

Graffiti on camp's landscape

Rashidieh Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, located south of the city of Tyre (Sur). In 2003 there were 25,580 registered refugees in the camp.

The camp’s physical landscape signifies the growth of Palestinian nationalism in refugee camps. Palestinians express their hope to return to their homes by displaying murals, posters and flags which clearly portrays their attempts to produce and reproduce Palestinian national identity.^[1]

Notable people

Samir El-Youssef (born 1965) writer and critic.

References

Further reading

• Robert Fisk: Pity the nation: Lebanon at war. (Chapter 2: Mrs Zamzam in Rashidieh recall Umm al-Faraj)

External links

• Rashidieh, articles from UNWRA

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