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Rafah Camp

Rafah Camp

Refugee Camp in Rafah, State of Palestine

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 Gaza–Egypt border.[2] 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.

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According to the UNRWA, the camp has a population of 99,000 inhabitants,[3] This figure includes (in contrast to PCBS census data) Tall as-Sultan. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 2017 census listed 36,550 residents in the camp.[1] The camp is the second largest refugee camp in Palestine. There are 31 schools (20 primary, 11 secondary) run by the UNRWA.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. [2]
    OCHA map Archived 2009-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    UNRWA Rafah refugee camp profile UNRWA does not make a distinction between Rafah Camp & Tall as-Sultan
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