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Palestinian Refugees Camps in Gaza Strip

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1 Bureij camp
Location   : In the center of the Gaza Strip to the east of the main
             north-south road.
Year       : 1949
Area       : 528 Dunum
Population : 1949 - 13,000 Refugees
             1999 - 27,902 Refugees
2 Jabalia camp
Location   : North of Gaza City
Year       : 1948
Area       : 1.4 sq. km.
Population : 1948 - 35,000 Refugees
             1999 - 95,118 Refugees
3 Nuseirat Camp
Location   : Located  8  kms south of Gaza City .
Year       : 1948
Area       : -
Population : 1948 - 16,000 Refugees
             1999 - 57,204 Refugees
4 Beach camp
Location   : Beside the sea in the northern part of Gaza City
Year       : 1948
Area       : Less than one square kilometer
Population : 1948 - 23,000 Refugees
             1999 - 71,317 Refugees
5 Deir Al-Balah Camp
Location   : The  camp lies beside the sea in the middle of the Gaza
             Strip and west of Deir El-Balah town .
Year       : 1948
Area       : 160,000 Sq. Meters
Population : 1948 -  9,000 Refugees
             1999 - 18,300 Refugees
6 Khan Younis Camp
Location   : Located two kilometers from the sea north of Rafah west
             of Khan Younis town .
Year       : 1949
Area       : 549 Dunum
Population : 1949 - 35,000 Refugees
             1999 - 54,226 Refugees
7 Rafah Camp
Location   : The southern-most camp located on the Egyptian  border.
Year       : 1949
Area       : -
Population : 1949 - 41,000 Refugees
             1999 - 83,004 Refugees
8 Maghazi Camp
Location   : Located in the center of Gaza Strip south of Bureij camp.
Year       : 1949
Area       : 559 Dunum
Population : 1949 -  9,000 Refugees
             1999 - 20,769 Refugees


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