Nur Shams

Nur Shams is a Palestinian refugee camp in the in the northwestern , located three kilometres east of . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Nur Shams had a population of 6,479 inhabitants in 2007 and 6,423 by 2017.
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  • Type: Refugee camp
  • Description: refugee camp in Tulkarm, State of Palestine
  • Also known as: Mukhaiyam Nūr Shams”, “Mukhayyam Nūr ash Shams”, “Nur Shams Camp”, “Nur Shams Camp, Tulkarm”, and “Nur Shams, Tulkarm

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Martyr Dr. Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital and Tul Karm War Cemetery.

Hospital
or Tulkarm Governmental Hospital is a government hospital in , , . It is under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Ministry of Health. is situated 3 km west of Nur Shams.

Cemetery
is situated 4 km west of Nur Shams.

School
is situated 3½ km west of Nur Shams.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Iktaba and Tulkarm Refugee Camp.

Village
is a Palestinian town located four kilometers Northeast of the city of in the in the northern . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 2,665 inhabitants in 2007 and 2,997 by 2017.

Suburb
Tulkarm Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp north of the in the city of , established in 1950 on 0.18 km2 by the UNRWA. It is the second largest refugee camp in the , as well as one of the most densely populated.

Nur Shams

Latitude
32.32157° or 32° 19′ 18″ north
Longitude
35.05876° or 35° 3′ 32″ east
Population
6,420
Elevation
119 metres (390 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q83C5+JG
Geo­Names ID
282498
Wiki­data ID
Q7069998
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Nur Shams” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مخيم نور الشمس
  • Arabic: مخيم نور شمس
  • Catalan: Nur Shams
  • Chinese: 努尔沙姆斯
  • Chinese: 努爾沙姆斯
  • Dutch: Nur Shams, Tulkarm
  • French: Nur Shams, Tulkarm
  • French: Nur Shams
  • Hebrew: נור א-שמס
  • Hebrew: נור שמס
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Nur Shams i Tulkarm
  • Persian: اردوگاه نور شمس
  • Persian: نور شمس
  • Polish: Muchajjam Nur Szams
  • Spanish: Campamento de Nur Shams

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