Qalandia Camp
Qalandia Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp established in 1949 by the Red Cross[2] on land leased from Jordan. It covers 353 dunums (0.353 km2; 35.3 ha) as of 2006[3] and has a population of 10,024[4] with 935 structures divided into 8 blocks.[3] Israeli authorities consider it part of Greater Jerusalem, and it remains under their control.[5]
Qalandia Camp | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | مخيّم قلنديا |
  Qalandia Camp Location of Kalandia Camp within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31.8624°N 35.2072°E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jerusalem Governorate |
| Government | |
| • Type | Refugee Camp (from 1949) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 353 dunams (0.353 km2 or 0.136 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,336 |
| • Density | 24,000/km2 (61,000/sq mi) |
References
- "Main Indicators by Type of Locality - Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- Gelber, 2004, p.363
- Kalandia Refugee Camp Profile Archived 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Kalandia Refugee Camp
- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (date unknown). Where We Work - West Bank - Camp Profiles - Kalandia. "The Israeli authorities consider this area as part of Greater Jerusalem, and the camp was thus excluded from the redeployment phase in 1995. Kalandia camp remains under Israeli control today." Retrieved from http://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/west-bank/camp-profiles?field=12&qt-view__camps__camp_profiles_block=3.
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