'Azza
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| 'Azza Refugee Camp | |
| Arabic | مخيم بيت جبرين |
| Country | Palestine |
| Governorate | Bethlehem |
| Government | Refugee Camp (from 1950) |
| Also spelled | al-'Aza Camp (officially)
Beit Jibrin Camp (unofficially) |
| Coordinates | 31°42′54.78″N 35°12′07.61″E / 31.7152167°N 35.2021139°ECoordinates: 31°42′54.78″N 35°12′07.61″E / 31.7152167°N 35.2021139°E |
| Population | 1,750 (2006) |
| Jurisdiction |
20 dunams (0.2 km²) |
| Founded in | 1950 |
'Azza (Arabic: مخيم العزة) or Beit Jibrin (Arabic: مخيم بيت جبرين) is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Bethlehem Governorate located within the city of Bethlehem. It is the smallest refugee camp in the West Bank. It was established in 1950 on an area of 20 dunams and receives services from UNRWA workers based in nearby Aida camp.
The camp is named after a prominent Arab family from the depopulated village of Bayt Jibrin west of the Hebron Hills in present-day Israel. The UNRWA recorded a population of 2,025 in 2005,[1] while the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics projected a population of 1,750 in 2006.[2]
It has been under the control of the Palestinian National Authority since 1995.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Beit Jibrin Refugee Camp United Nations Relief and Works Agency.
- ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Bethlehem Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.
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