Jabal el-Hussein camp
Refugee camp in Amman Governorate, Jordan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jabal el-Hussein camp (Arabic: مخيم الحسين) is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of the Abdali area district of Amman.[1]
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Jabal el-Hussein camp
مخيم الحسين | |
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Refugee camp | |
Coordinates: 31°57′52″N 35°54′23″E | |
Country | Jordan |
Governorate | Amman Governorate |
Area | |
• Total | 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 32,000 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (Eastern European Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (Arabia Standard Time) |
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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.