Jenin Camp

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Jenin Camp
Refugee Camp
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicمخيّم جنين
Jenin Camp is located in State of Palestine
Jenin Camp
Jenin Camp
Location of Jenin Camp within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°27′41″N 35°17′11″E / 32.46139°N 35.28639°E / 32.46139; 35.28639
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateJenin Governorate
Government
 • TypeRefugee Camp (from 1953)
Area
 • Total473 dunams (0.42 km2 or 0.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total10,986
 • Density26,000/km2 (68,000/sq mi)

Jenin Camp (Arabic: مخيم جنين‎) is a Palestinian refugee camp north of the West Bank in the city of Jenin, was established in 1953 on 0.42 sq km. Jenin camp was also severely affected by the second intifada, when the Israeli Defense Forces occupied the camp in 2002 after Battle of Jenin. At least 400 homes were destroyed, with hundreds more being severely damaged. More than a quarter of the population was rendered homeless.[1][2][3][4]

See also[]

  • Category:People from Jenin Camp

References[]

  1. ^ "مخيم جنين | مركز المعلومات الوطني الفلسطيني". info.wafa.ps. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  2. ^ "Jenin Camp". UNRWA. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  3. ^ "WestBank Jenin Camp". UNRWA. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  4. ^ "Jenin refugee camp". The Electronic Intifada. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
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