Ain al-Hilweh

Ain al-Hilweh, also spelled as Ayn al-Hilweh and Ein El Hilweh, is the largest Palestinian refugee camp in . It had a population of over 70,000 Palestinian refugees but swelled to nearly 120,000, as a result of influx of refugees from Syria since 2011.
Wikipedia
  • Refugee camp
  • …lies at an elevation of 34 metres (112 feet)
  • Description: Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon
  • Also known as
    “Ain al Hilwi”
    “Camp Aïn el Hiloué”
    “Maqsam ej Jaouhari”
    “Mukhayyam ‘Ayn al Ḩulwah”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sidon Sea Castle and Sidon Land Castle.
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Sidon's Sea Castle was built by the crusaders in the… is situated 3 km north of Ain al-Hilweh.
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The Castle of Saint Louis, also known as Qalaat… is situated 2 km north of Ain al-Hilweh.
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The Soap Museum is a based in a historic soap… is situated 2½ km north of Ain al-Hilweh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Darb es Sim and Miye ou Miye.
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Ain al-Hilweh

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Latitude
33.54167° or 33° 32′ 30″ north
Longitude
35.37778° or 35° 22′ 40″ east
Open location code
8G5QG9RH+M4
Geo­Names ID
277655
Wiki­data ID
Q2916033

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Ain al-Hilweh” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مخيم عين الحلوة”
  • Arabic: “مخيم عين الحلوه”
  • Basque: “Ain al-Hilweh”
  • Catalan: “Ain al-Hilweh”
  • Chinese: “艾因赫勒韦”
  • Dutch: “Ain al-Hilweh”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مخيم عين الحلوه”
  • Finnish: “Ain al-Hilwehin pakolaisleiri”
  • French: “Ain al-Hilweh”
  • French: “Ein El Helwe”
  • German: “Ain al-Hilweh”
  • Hebrew: “עין אל-חילווה”
  • Hebrew: “עין אלחילוה”
  • Hebrew: “עין אלחלווה”
  • Italian: “Campo profughi di Ein El Hilweh”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ain al-Hilweh”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ein al-Helweh”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ein El Helweh”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ein el-Helweh”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ein-el-Helweh”
  • Norwegian: “Ain al-Hilweh”
  • Persian: “عین الحلوه”
  • Persian: “مخیم عین الحلوة”
  • Polish: “Muchajjam Ajn al-Halwati”
  • Polish: “Muchajjam Ajn al-Hulwa”
  • Romanian: “Ain al-Hilweh”
  • Spanish: “Ain al-Hilweh”
  • Spanish: “Ayn al Hilwe”
  • Spanish: “Ayn al-Hilwe”
  • Spanish: “Campamento de Ain al-Hilweh”
  • Spanish: “Ein el Jilue”
  • Spanish: “Ein el-Jilue”
  • Turkish: “Ain Al Hilweh”
  • Turkish: “Ein el-Hilweh”

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