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]