Tel al-Sultan refugee camp explained

Tel al-Sultan
Translit Lang1:Arabic
Translit Lang1 Type:Arabic
Translit Lang1 Info:معسكر تل السلطان
Translit Lang1 Type1:Latin
Translit Lang1 Info1:Tall as Sultan Camp; Tel es-Sultan (official)
Tel Al-Sultan Camp (unofficial)
Type:Refugee Camp
Pushpin Map:Palestine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Tel al-Sultan within Palestine
Coordinates:31.309°N 34.2431°W
Grid Name:Palestine grid
Subdivision Type:State
Subdivision Name:State of Palestine
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Rafah
Established Title:Founded
Unit Pref:dunam
Population Total:24,418
Population As Of:2006[1]
Population Density Km2:auto

Tel al-Sultan or Tall as-Sultan (Arabic: معسكر تل السلطان) is one of eight Palestinian refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. It is located in the Rafah Governorate just north of Rafah city and Rafah Camp.[2] It was established mainly to absorb refugees repatriated from Canada Camp.

UNRWA does not make a distinction between Rafah Camp and Tall as-Sultan.[3] The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 2006 mid-year estimate for Tall as-Sultan is 24,418.

On 26 May 2024, it was struck by Israeli airstrikes, killing at least 50 people, most of whom were women and children.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop16.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Rafah Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006
  2. http://www.ochaopt.org/documents/ocha_opt_gaza_crisis_neighbourhoods_map_2009_01_26.pdf OCHA map
  3. http://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/gaza-strip/camp-profiles?field=1&qt-view__camps__camp_profiles_block=7#qt-view__camps__camp_profiles_block UNRWA Rafah refugee camp profile
  4. Web site: 26 May 2024 . Israeli air strike kills dozens in Rafah's Tel Al-Sultan neighbourhood designated for displaced people – ABC News . 27 May 2024 . Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  5. Web site: 26 May 2024 . Israel strikes Rafah as pressure mounts over war in Gaza . 27 May 2024 . CNN.