Irbid Camp

Irbid Camp
مخيم إربد
Refugee camp
Irbid Camp is located in Jordan
Irbid Camp
Irbid Camp
Location in Jordan
Coordinates: 32°33′N 35°51′E / 32.550°N 35.850°E / 32.550; 35.850
Country Jordan
GovernorateIrbid Governorate
Area
 • Total0.24 km2 (0.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total29,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (Eastern European Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (Arabia Standard Time)

Irbid Camp (Arabic: مخيم إربد) is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of Irbid.[1]

It was one of the four camps founded in Jordan to accommodate the refugees of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight,[1] the others being Jabal el-Hussein camp, Al-Wehdat refugee camp and Zarqa Camp.

References

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  1. ^ a b "UNRWA Zarqa Camp". www.unrwa.org. Retrieved 3 January 2024.