| Official Name: | Talbieh Camp |
| Native Name: | مخيم الطالبية |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Nickname: | Student Camp |
| Settlement Type: | Refugee camp |
| Pushpin Map: | Jordan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jordan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Jordan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Amman Governorate |
| Established Date: | 1968 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.13 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Total: | 8,000 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | Eastern European Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | Arabia Standard Time |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 31.7053°N 35.9492°W |
Talbieh Camp (or Talbiyye or Talbiyeh) (ar|مخيم الطالبية) is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located about 35km (22miles) south of Amman, placing it within the main urban area of Al-Jeezah, immediately to the west of where Desert Highway passes through the town. The refugee camp is also slightly south of the more recently built Queen Alia International Airport.
The camp covers an area of 0.13km2, making it Jordan's largest refugee camp as far as the amount of state land used, the land was donated by three of Sheikh Mithqal Al-Fayez's sons: Akef, Trad, and Talal Al-Fayez.[1] Other refugee camps in Jordan cover more land overall, such as Baqa'a on 1.4km2 and Zaatari on 5.2km2.
The camp was one of six "emergency" refugee camps built in 1968 to accommodate approximately 5,000 Palestinians displaced from the West Bank and Gaza Strip due to the Six-Day War.[2] When the camp first opened, most of Talbieh's inhabitants were displaced persons as opposed to refugees, and the population consisted of mostly Bedouin.[1] These two demographic factors made Talbieh different from other refugee camps in Jordan.[1] The Red Lion and Sun Society of Iran donated the tents that originally made up the camp, and later installed concrete shelters.[1] A 2013 study noted that 18 percent of households in Talbieh have a floor area of less than per person, with Talbieh's average household floor area per capita being, the lowest of all Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan.[3]
As of 2016, UNWRA reported that Talbieh Camp has a population of over 8,000 UNRWA-registered refugees[2] but its actual population may be larger. Even at the upper estimate of its population, it is the smallest Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan in terms of camp population[2] and one of the least developed.[4] The average household size was 5.3 people in 2012.[3] As of 2013, Talbieh Camp was the only Palestinian refugee camp where young men outperformed young women in terms of completing post-secondary education.[3]
The camp has four schools, including a school for boys and a school for girls, both run by UNRWA, as well as a government-run high school for girls. It also has a women's program center, a health center, and a community-based rehabilitation center.[2] [1] Camp volunteers assist in efforts to combat drug abuse in the community.[4]