Al-Arroub (camp)
| al-Arroub Camp | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | مخيّم العروبة |
| • Also spelled |
al-'Arrub (official) al-Aroub (unofficial) |
  al-Arroub Camp Location of al-Arroub Camp within the Palestinian Territories | |
| Coordinates: 31°37′23.18″N 35°08′12.19″E / 31.6231056°N 35.1367194°ECoordinates: 31°37′23.18″N 35°08′12.19″E / 31.6231056°N 35.1367194°E | |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Government | |
| • Type | Refugee Camp (from 1950) |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 350 dunams (0.4 km2 or 0.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 10,487 |
al-Arroub (Arabic: مخيّم العروب) is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the southern West Bank along the Hebron-Jerusalem road in the Hebron Governorate. It is 15 kilometers south of Bethlehem. The camp's total land area is 350 dunums and according to the UNRWA, in 2005, it had a population of 9,859 registered refugees.[1] However, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the camp's population is 10,487 in 2016.[2] In 2002, two schools were built in the camp: the Arroup Secondary school for boys and the other for girls.[1]
Al-Arroub before 1948. Supplying water to Jerusalem.
References
- 1 2 Arroub Refugee Camp United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
- ↑ 'Localities in Hebron Governorate by Type of Locality and Population Estimates, 2007-2016 ,' Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2016.
External links
- Al 'Arrub Refugee Camp (Fact Sheet)
- Al 'Arrub Refugee Camp Profile
- Al 'Arrub Refugee Camp Areal photo
- Arroub refugee camp, UNWRA
- The priorities and needs for development in Al 'Arrub camp based on the community and local authorities’ assessment
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- ↑ "Camp Profiles". unrwa.org. United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
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