Dheisheh
Dheisheh is a Palestinian refugee camp located just south of Bethlehem in the West Bank. Dheisheh was established in 1949 on 0.31 square kilometers of land leased from the Jordanian government.- Type: Refugee camp
- Description: Palestinian refugee camp in Bethlehem Governorate
- Also known as: “Ad Duhayshah”, “Ad Duheisha”, “Ad Duheisha Camp”, “Dheisheh Camp”, “Dhesheh Camp”, “Ed Duheisha”, “Mukhayyam ad Duhayshah”, “الدهيشة”, and “مخيم الدهيشه”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Solomon’s Pools and Bethlehem Psychiatric Hospital.
Solomon’s Pools
Park
Solomon's Pools are three ancient reservoirs located… Solomon’s Pools is situated 1½ km southwest of Dheisheh.
Bethlehem Psychiatric Hospital
Hospital
Bethlehem Psychiatric Hospital, or Dr. Bethlehem Psychiatric Hospital is situated 1 km northeast of Dheisheh.
Carmel of the Holy Child Jesus
Monastery
Carmel of the Holy Child Jesus is a monastery, which is situated 2 km northeast of Dheisheh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Artas and Al-Dawha.
Al-Dawha
Town
Al-Dawha is a Palestinian area located in Beit Jala, two kilometers southwest of Bethlehem.
Dheisheh
- Categories: refugee camp and Palestinian refugee camp
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.69357° or 31° 41′ 37″ north
Longitude
35.18383° or 35° 11′ 2″ east
Population
6,830
Elevation
812 metres (2,664 feet)
Open location code
8G3QM5VM+CG
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Dheisheh” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مخيم الدهيشة”
- Catalan: “Dheisheh”
- Dutch: “Dheisheh”
- Finnish: “Ad-Duhayšahin pakolaisleiri”
- French: “Dheisheh”
- Galician: “Dheisheh”
- German: “Dheisheh”
- Hebrew: “דהיישה”
- Hungarian: “Dheisheh”
- Indonesian: “Dheisheh”
- Italian: “Dheisheh”
- Japanese: “ドハイシャ・キャンプ”
- Persian: “اردوگاه الدهیشه”
- Polish: “Muchajjam ad-Duhajsza”
- Portuguese: “Dheisheh”
- Spanish: “Campamento de Dheisheh”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ad Dawḩah and Al-Khader.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Masjid al Kabīr and Mabná al Wikālah.
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