Deheisheh Refugee Camp

Dheisheh is a Palestinian refugee camp located just south of in the . Dheisheh was established in 1949 on 0.31 square kilometers of land leased from the Jordanian government.
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  • Type: Suburb with 8,810 residents
  • Description: Palestinian refugee camp in Bethlehem Governorate
  • Also known as: “Ad Duheisha”, “Ad Duheisha Camp”, “Dheisheh”, “Dheshe Camp”, “الدهيشة”, and “مخيم الدهيشه”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Solomon’s Pools and Bethlehem Psychiatric Hospital.

Park
Photo: حمزة راشد, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Solomon's Pools are three ancient reservoirs located…

Hospital
Photo: أمين, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, or Dr.

Monastery
Photo: Benoit Soubeyran, CC BY 2.0.
is a monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Artas and Al-Dawha.

Village
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is a Palestinian village located four kilometers…

Town
is a Palestinian area located in , two kilometers southwest of .

Town
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is a Palestinian town in the in the south-central .

Deheisheh Refugee Camp

Latitude
31.69372° or 31° 41′ 37″ north
Longitude
35.18434° or 35° 11′ 4″ east
Population
8,810
Open location code
8G3QM5VM+FP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 431636855
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q2081307
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Deheisheh Refugee Camp” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مخيم الدهيشة”
  • Catalan: “Dheisheh”
  • Dutch: “Dheisheh”
  • Finnish: “Ad-Duhayšahin pakolaisleiri”
  • French: “Dheisheh”
  • Galician: “Dheisheh”
  • German: “Dheisheh”
  • Hebrew: “דהיישה”
  • Hebrew: “מחנה פליטים דהישה”
  • 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”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Dagan and Khirbet an Nahla.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Dheisheh mosque and Distribution centre for UNRWA.

West Bank: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Bethlehem and Ramallah.

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