Jabal el-Hussein camp
مخيم الحسين
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Refugee camp
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Location in Jordan | |
Coordinates: 31°57′52″N 35°54′23″E / 31.96444°N 35.90639°E / 31.96444; 35.90639 | |
Country | Jordan |
Governorate | Amman Governorate |
Area | |
• Total | 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi) |
Population
(2019)
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• Total | 32,000 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (Eastern European Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (Arabia Standard Time) |
Jabal el-Hussein camp (Arabic: مخيم الحسين) is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee campsinJordan. It is located outside of the Abdali area district of Amman.[1]
It is one of the first four camps in Jordan founded to accommodate refugees from the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight,[1] the others being Irbid camp, Al-Wehdat refugee camp and Zarqa Camp.
Palestine refugee camps locations and populations as of 2015[1]
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