Balata Camp

Balata Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp established in the northern in 1950, adjacent to Balata village on the outskirts of the city of . Balata Camp had a population of 14,635 in 2017.
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  • Type: Town with 14,600 residents
  • Description: refugee camp in Nablus
  • Also known as: “Balata”, “Balāta”, “Balata (obóz uchodźców)”, “Balata RC”, “Balatah”, and “مخيم بلاطه”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Bi’er Yacoub and Mount Gerizim.

Church
Photo: Jkgarrett17, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jacob's Well, also known as Jacob's Fountain or the…

Peak
Photo: יאיר דב, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is one of two mountains near the…

Place of worship
Photo: David Roberts (painter), Public domain.
Joseph's Tomb is a funerary monument located in Balata…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kiryat Luza and Rujeib.

Village
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an Israelite Samaritan village situated…

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Palestinian town in the …

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Palestinian town in the…

Balata Camp

Latitude
32.20548° or 32° 12′ 20″ north
Longitude
35.2865° or 35° 17′ 11″ east
Population
14,600
Elevation
494 metres (1,621 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q674P+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 334200011
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
284446
Wiki­data ID
Q2880573
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Balata Camp” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مخيم بلاطة”
  • Basque: “Balatako kanpamentua”
  • Catalan: “Balata”
  • Cebuano: “Balāţah”
  • Chinese: “巴拉塔”
  • Chinese: “巴拉塔難民營”
  • Dutch: “Balata”
  • Esperanto: “Balata”
  • Finnish: “Balatan pakolaisleiri”
  • French: “Balata”
  • Hebrew: “בלאטה”
  • Hebrew: “מ.פ. בלטה”
  • Japanese: “バラータ難民キャンプ”
  • Japanese: “バラタ・キャンプ”
  • Persian: “اردوگاه بلاطه”
  • Polish: “Muchajjam Balata”
  • Russian: “Балата (Наблус)”
  • Russian: “Балата”
  • Spanish: “Campamento de Balata”
  • Urdu: “بلاطہ پناہ گزین کیمپ”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Al-Dahiah and Industrial Area.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Balata Cemetery and Abualwsfa. House.

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