Jabalia Camp
مخيّم جباليا | |
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Location of Jabalia Camp within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°32′14″N 34°29′47″E / 31.53722°N 34.49639°E | |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | North Gaza |
Government | |
• Type | Refugee Camp |
Area | |
• Total | 1,400 dunams (1.4 km2 or 0.5 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 49,462 |
• Density | 35,000/km2 (92,000/sq mi) |
Jabalia Camp (Arabic: مخيّم جباليا) is a Palestinian refugee camp established in 1948 by the United Nations to house those displaced by the 1948 Palestinian expulsion. Located 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) north of Jabalia in the Gaza Strip, it is the largest refugee camp in Palestinian territory, with more than 100,000 inhabitants. Due to Israeli attacks during the Israel–Hamas war, the refugee camp was described as "destroyed".[2]