Nuseirat refugee camp

Nuseirat camp
Refugee camp
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicمخيّم النصيرات
Nuseirat camp is located in the Palestinian territories
Nuseirat camp
Nuseirat camp
Location of Nuseirat camp within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°26′51.56″N 34°23′34.35″E / 31.4476556°N 34.3928750°E / 31.4476556; 34.3928750
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateDeir al-Balah
Government
 • TypeRefugee Camp
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total86,598
 Population total includes both the camp population and the population of the Nuseirat municipality

Nuseirat refugee camp (Arabic: مخيّم النصيرات) is a Palestinian refugee camp. The camp is located in the center of the Gaza Strip. It includes the largest number of Palestinian refugees who were displaced from their homes during the Nakba.

Archaeological sites

The camp has several archaeological landmarks such as: “Tel Amer” (a Byzantine city or church that was discovered in the year 1995);[2] Likewise, “Tell el-Ajjul” is an archaeological area in which some antiquities were found.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. ↑ "Tell Umm Amer". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Nuseirat Camp". Wafa News (in Arabic).