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 (ar|مخيّم دير عمّار) is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, approximately 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.

Established in 1949, the camp was set up on land previously owned by non-refugee residents of the village of Deir Ammar. In return, UNRWA's facilities in the camp also provide services to the non-refugee villagers. The camp falls under joint Israeli-Palestinian control in "Area B".[2] The refugee camp has two schools: the boys' school which has 680 pupils, and the girls' school which 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