Deir Ammar Camp | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | مخيّم دير عمّار |
Location of Deir Ammar Camp within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°57′57.22″N 35°05′55.98″E / 31.9658944°N 35.0988833°E | |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
Government | |
• Type | Refugee Camp |
Area | |
• Total | 145 dunams (14.5 ha or 36 acres) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 1,884 |
• Density | 13,000/km2 (34,000/sq mi) |
Deir Ammar Camp (Arabic: مخيّم دير عمّار) is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 30 kilometers (19 mi) northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the camp had a population of 1,884 inhabitants in 2017.[1]
The Deir Ammar camp was established in 1949 on a plot of land belonging to non-refugee residents of the village of Deir Ammar. In return, UNRWA's installations in the camp also provide services to non-refugee villagers. The camp falls under joint Israeli/Palestinian control in "Area B".[2] The refugee camp has 2 schools, the boys school has 680 pupils and the girls school has 735 pupils.[2]
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