Jabal el-Hussein camp

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Jabal el-Hussein camp
مخيم الحسين
Refugee camp
Jabal el-Hussein camp is located in Jordan
Jabal el-Hussein camp
Jabal el-Hussein camp
Location in Jordan
Coordinates: 31°57′52″N 35°54′23″E / 31.96444°N 35.90639°E / 31.96444; 35.90639
Country Jordan
GovernorateAmman Governorate
Area
 • Total0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total32,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (Eastern European Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (Arabia Standard Time)

Jabal el-Hussein camp (Arabic: مخيم الحسين) is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of the Abdali area district of Amman.[1]

It is one of the first four camps in Jordan founded to accommodate refugees from the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight,[1] the others being Irbid camp, Al-Wehdat refugee camp and Zarqa Camp.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jabal el-Hussein camp". www.unrwa.org. Retrieved 3 January 2024.