Maghazi (camp)

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Maghazi Camp
Arabic مخيم المغازي
Founded in 1949
Government Refugee Camp
Governorate Gaza
Population 22,536 (2006)
Jurisdiction 559 dunams (5.6 km²)

Maghazi (Arabic: مخيم المغازي‎) is located in the Deir al-Balah Governorate in the central Gaza Strip. It is a Palestinian refugee camp that was established in 1949, and currently has a population of 22,536 refugees on 559 dunums (5.6km²).

On the evening of Monday January 6, 2003, the IDF raided the camp and killed three Palestinians and wounded dozens claiming they were targeting militants hiding there.[1]

[edit] Income

Before the Gaza Strip's closure to Israel in 2000 following the al-Aqsa Intifada, most residents had taken a number of various jobs in Israel or worked as farmers at local tells and pastures. There is a weekly souk, or open-air market, on Sunday in which residents buy or sell goods from their workshops, bakeries, cafes, diners and grocery lots.

[edit] Education

Maghazi has three elementary schools and 2 junior high schools run by the UNRWA. 6,407 pupils had enrolled at these schools in the 2004-2005 year. In 1998, the UNRWA provided integrated educational services to 1,264 children with disabilities. There are a number of youth activities that involve in athletics, social and cultural programs.

[edit] External links

  1. ^ http://www.unhchr.ch/Huridocda/Huridoca.nsf/(Symbol)/E.CN.4.2003.G.29.En?Opendocument Question of the Violation of Human Rights in the Occupied Arab Territories Including Palestine
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986,034 refugees		 Jordan
1,827,877 refugees		 Lebanon
404,170 refugees		 Syria
432,048 refugees		 West Bank
699,817 refugees

Beach camp, 76,109
Bureij, 30,059
Deir al-Balah camp, 20,188
Jabalia, 103,646
Khan Yunis, 60,662
Maghazi, 22,536
Nuseirat, 64,233
Rafah camp, 90,638

Amman New Camp, 29,805
Baqa'a, 80,100
Husn, 19,573
Irbid, 23,512
Jabal el-Hussein , 27,674
Jerash, 15,696
Marka, 41,237
Souf, 14,911
Talbieh, 4,041
Zarqa, 17,344

Beddawi, 15,695
Burj el-Barajneh, 19,526
Burj el-Shemali, 18,134
Dbayeh, 4,223
Dikwaneh, destroyed
Ein el-Hilweh, 44,133
El-Buss, 9,840
Jisr el-Basha, destroyed
Mar Elias, 1,406
Mieh Mieh, 5,078
Nabatieh camp, destroyed in 1973
Nahr el-Bared, 28,358
Rashidieh, 24,679
Sabra
Shatila, 11,998
Tel al-Zaatar, destroyed in 1976
Wavel, 7,357

Dera'a, 5,916
Dera'a (Emergency), 5,536
Hama, 7,597
Homs, 13,825
Jaramana, 5,007
Khan Dunoun, 8,603
Khan Eshieh, 15,731
Neirab, 17,994
Qabr Essit, 16,016
Sbeineh, 19,624
Latakia, 6,534
Yarmouk, 112,550
Ein Al-Tal, 4,329

Abu Dis
Aida, 3,260
Am'ari, 8,083
Aqabat Jabr, 5,197
Arroub, 9,180
Askar, 13,894
Azaa, 1,828
Balata, 20,681
Deir Ammar, 2,189
Dheisheh, 10,923
Ein Beit al-Ma', 6,221
Ein el-Sultan, 1,888
Far'a, 6,836
Fawwar, 7,072
Jalazone, 9,284
Jenin, 14,050
Kalandia, 9,188
Nur Shams, 8,179
Shu'fat camp, 9,567
Tulkarm, 16,259
1The UNRWA definition of a "Palestinian refugee" is a person "whose normal place of residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948, who lost both their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict." "UNRWA's definition of a refugee also covers the descendants of persons who became refugees in 1948." (UNRWA)

Coordinates: 31°25′N″34, 23°E′″{{{8}}}