Madaba camp explained

Madaba camp is a Palestinian diaspora camp established in Jordan 1956.^[1] It is located half a kilometer from the city of Madaba, south of the Jordanian capital of Amman, and is administratively affiliated with the Madaba Governorate. It is the smallest Palestinian camp in Jordan in terms of area and population, as its area is estimated at 112 dunams (0.04sqmi), and its population is about 10,500 people. Some 1,200 families reside in the camp.^[2] As of 2018, Madaba camp was not recognized by UNRWA.

The camp contains two schools (one for boys and one for girls) affiliated with the UNRWA,^[3] operating in double shifts, a health center affiliated with the UNRWA, and a government health centre.^[4]

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Notes and References

Web site: "We are all brothers in the end". Three conflicts, three generations; Syrian, Iraqi and Palestinian refugees in Jordan . www.opendemocracy.net . 2 January 2024 . 2014-04-16.
Web site: www.dpa.gov.jo . A historical overview of Madaba, Archived from the original on September 26, 2022 استشهاد ويب . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926033617/https://dpa.gov.jo/AR/ListDetails/%D9%85%D8%AE%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86/4/14 . 2021-09-10. 2022-09-26 .
Web site: MADABA COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER FOR PALESTINE REFUGEE CHILDREN . www.unrwa.org . 2 January 2024 . 2014-06-17.
Web site: Madaba Camp: UNRWA's failure to provide cleaning services to the camp saves it from the consequences of reducing workers. Archived from the original on 10/09/2021 . Al-Ghad newspaper . March 10, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211009194301/https://alghad.com/%D9%85%D8%AE%D9%8A%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA/ . 2021-09-10. 2021-10-09 .