Jenin refugee camp

The Jenin refugee camp, also known as the Jenin camp, is a town originally founded in 1953 as a Palestinian refugee camp located within the city of in the northern .
  • Refugee camp
  • …has about 27,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 157 metres (515 feet)
  • Description: refugee Camp in Jenin Governorate, State of Palestine
  • Also known as
    “Jenin”
    “Jenin Camp”
    “Mukhayyam Janīn”

Places of Interest Nearby

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Theater building
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2½ km west of Jenin refugee camp

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jenin and Burqin.
is a city in the , , and is the capital of the .
A abualrob, Public domain.
Village
is a Palestinian town in the northern located 5 km west of .
2½ km west of Jenin refugee camp
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Latitude
32.4605° or 32° 27′ 38″ north
Longitude
35.28823° or 35° 17′ 18″ east
Open location code
8G4QF76Q+57
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Jenin refugee camp” goes by many names.
جنين، مخيم جنينArabic
مخيم جنينArabic
مخيم جنين، جنينArabic
জেনিন শিবিরBengali
camp de refugiats de JeninCatalan
傑寧營地Chinese
傑寧難民營Chinese
杰宁难民营Chinese
Jenin flygtningelejrDanish
مخيم جنينEgyptian Arabic
מחנה הפליטים ג’ניןHebrew
जेनिन शरणार्थी शिविरHindi
Campa teifeach JeninIrish
ジェニーン難民キャンプJapanese
Jenin CampNorwegian
Jenin CampNorwegian Bokmål
اردوگاه پناهندگان جنینPersian
کمپ پناه‌جویان جنینPersian
Muchajjam DżaninPolish
Tabăra de refugiați JeninRomanian
Tabăra JeninRomanian
Begunsko taborišče DženinSlovenian

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