Deir 'Ammar Camp Explained

Deir Ammar Camp
Translit Lang1:Arabic
Translit Lang1 Type:Arabic
Translit Lang1 Info:مخيّم دير عمّار
Type:Refugee Camp
Pushpin Map:Palestine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Deir Ammar Camp within Palestine
Coordinates:31.9659°N 35.0989°W
Grid Name:Palestine grid
Subdivision Type:State
Subdivision Name:State of Palestine
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Ramallah and al-Bireh
Established Title:Founded
Unit Pref:dunam
Area Total Dunam:145
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1884
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto

Deir Ammar Camp (Arabic: مخيّم دير عمّار) is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 30km (20miles) northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the camp had a population of 1,884 inhabitants in 2017.

The Deir Ammar camp was established in 1949 on a plot of land belonging to non-refugee residents of the village of Deir Ammar. In return, UNRWA's installations in the camp also provide services to non-refugee villagers. The camp falls under joint Israeli/Palestinian control in "Area B".[2] The refugee camp has 2 schools, the boys school has 680 pupils and the girls school has 735 pupils.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. February 2018 . Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 . Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) . . 64–82 . 2023-10-24.
  2. https://www.un.org/unrwa/refugees/westbank/deirammar.html The Camp