'Azza

Coordinates: 31°42′55″N 35°12′8″E / 31.71528°N 35.20222°E / 31.71528; 35.20222
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'Azza
Beit Jibrin Camp
Governorate
Bethlehem
Founded1950
Government
 • TypeRefugee Camp (from 1950)
Area
 • Total27 dunams (0.27 km2 or 0.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,523

'Azza (

Aida camp
, but inside the camp, there are no medical or educational services, so it was merged with the Aida camp to receive services.

The camp is named after a prominent

Hebron Hills in present-day Israel. The UNRWA recorded a population of 2,025 in 2005,[2] while the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) projected a population of 1,750 in 2006,[3] with UNRWA reporting a population of approximately 1,337 refugees and 2,900 total in 2016.[4] The PCBS reported a population of 1,523 in 2017.[1]

It has been under the control of the Palestinian National Authority since 1995.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Beit Jibrin Refugee Camp". United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. 31 March 2005. Archived from the original on 2009-12-29.
  3. ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Bethlehem Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ^ "Beit Jibrin Camp". United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-07-10.

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