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 .
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  • Type: Refugee camp
  • Description: refugee Camp in Jenin Governorate, State of Palestine
  • Also known as: “camp de Jénine”, “capitale des martyrs”, “Jenin”, “Jenin Refugee Camp”, “Mukhayyam Janīn”, “nid de frelons”, “Tabăra Jenin”, “ג’נין (מחנה)”, “جنين، مخيم جنين”, “مخيم جنين، جنين”, and “傑寧營地”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: The Freedom Theatre and Burkin Church.

Theater building
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is a community-based theatre and… is situated 330 metres north of Jenin refugee camp.

Church
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The Burqin Church, also known as the Church of the Ten… is situated 2½ km west of Jenin refugee camp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jenin and Burqin.

Photo: Extua, CC BY 4.0.
is a city in the , , and is the capital of the .

Village
Photo: A abualrob, Public domain.
is a Palestinian town in the northern located 5 km west of . is situated 2½ km west of Jenin refugee camp.

Jenin refugee camp

Latitude
32.4605° or 32° 27′ 38″ north
Longitude
35.28823° or 35° 17′ 18″ east
Population
10,200
Elevation
157 metres (515 feet)
Open location code
8G4QF76Q+57
Geo­Names ID
283505
Wiki­data ID
Q12241548
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Jenin refugee camp” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مخيم جنين”
  • Bengali: “জেনিন শিবির”
  • Catalan: “camp de refugiats de Jenin”
  • Chinese: “傑寧難民營”
  • Chinese: “杰宁难民营”
  • Danish: “Jenin flygtningelejr”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مخيم جنين”
  • Finnish: “Jeninin pakolaisleiri”
  • French: “camp de réfugiés de Jénine”
  • French: “Camp de réfugiés de Jénine”
  • German: “UN-Flüchtlingslager Dschenin”
  • Hebrew: “מחנה הפליטים ג’נין”
  • Hindi: “जेनिन शरणार्थी शिविर”
  • Irish: “Campa teifeach Jenin”
  • Japanese: “ジェニーン難民キャンプ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jenin Camp”
  • Norwegian: “Jenin Camp”
  • Persian: “اردوگاه پناهندگان جنین”
  • Persian: “کمپ پناه‌جویان جنین”
  • Polish: “Muchajjam Dżanin”
  • Romanian: “tabăra de refugiați Jenin”
  • Romanian: “Tabăra de refugiați Jenin”
  • Slovenian: “Begunsko taborišče Dženin”
  • Spanish: “Campamento de Yenín”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ḩayy al Mukhayyam and Ḩayy al Hadaf.

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