'Azza

Palestinian refugee camp in Bethlehem yes geo January 2025 'Azza Beit Jibrin Camp Arabic Arabic مخيم بيت جبرين Latin Beit Jibrin Camp (unofficial) Refugee camp Al 'Azza entrance.jpg Al 'Azza entrance Palestine Location of 'Azza 31 42 55 N 35 12 8 E region:PS inline,title Palestine grid State State of Palestine Governorate Bethlehem Founded 1950 Refugee Camp (from 1950) dunam 0.27 27 February 2018 Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 https://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Downloads/book2364-1.pdf Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) State of Palestine 64–82 2023-10-24 1523 2017 Azza (ar مخيم العزة; also spelled Azzeh, Azzah or Alazzeh) also known as Beit Jibrin Camp (ar مخيم بيت جبرين) is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Bethlehem Governorate located within the city of Bethlehem. It is the smallest of the 59 Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank and nearby countries. It was established in 1950 in an area of 20 dunam and receives services from UNRWA workers based in nearby Aida Camp. Inside the camp, there are no medical or educational services, so it was merged with the Aida Camp for the purposes of receiving services. The camp is named after a prominent Palestinian family from the depopulated village of Beit Jibrin west of the Hebron Hills in present-day Israel. The UNRWA recorded a population of 2,025 in 2005, while the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) projected a population of 1,750 in 2006,Projected Mid -Year Population for Bethlehem Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20120516122007/https://pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop10.aspx 2012-05-16 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. with UNRWA reporting a population of approximately 1,337 refugees and 2,900 total in 2016. The PCBS reported a population of 1,523 in 2017. It has been under the control of the Palestinian National Authority since 1995. Other nearby landmarks include Jacir Palace, The Walled Off Hotel, Rachel's Tomb, Bethlehem University, the Palestine Museum of Natural History, and the Israeli settlements of Gilo and Har Homa. The nearest access point to Jerusalem, on the other side of the West Bank barrier, is Checkpoint 300 to the north. See also Al-Arroub (camp) Dheisheh References Beit Jibrin Refugee Camp 31 March 2005 United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East https://www.un.org/unrwa/refugees/westbank/beitjibrin.html https://web.archive.org/web/20091229122646/https://un.org/unrwa/refugees/westbank/beitjibrin.html 2009-12-29 live Beit Jibrin Camp 2016 United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East https://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/camp/beit-jibrin-camp https://web.archive.org/web/20160710164421/https://unrwa.org/where-we-work/camp/beit-jibrin-camp 2016-07-10 live External links y Welcome To Bayt Jibrin R.C. https://web.archive.org/web/20240601065921/https://palestineremembered.com/GeoPoints/Bayt_Jibrin_R_C__2131/index.html 2024-06-01 Al 'Aza Camp (fact sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem, ARIJ Al 'Aza Camp profile, ARIJ Al'aza Camp aerial photo, ARIJ The priorities and needs for development in Al 'Aza camp based on the community and local authorities' assessment, ARIJ Beit Jibrin refugee camp, articles from UNWRA, archived from the original on 2013-08-29 Azar Category:1950 establishments in the West Bank Governorate Category:Bethlehem in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict Category:Populated places established in 1950