Askar RC (al-Qadeem)

Askar is a Palestinian refugee camp. It is located on the outskirts of the city of and was established in 1950 on 119 dunums of land. Residents of the camp refer to this as “New Askar”.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 6,540 residents
  • Description: refugee camp in Nablus
  • Also known as: “A’skar Camp (al Qadeem)”, “Askar”, and “Askar Camp”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Joseph’s Tomb and Bi’er Yacoub.

Place of worship
Photo: David Roberts (painter), Public domain.
Joseph's Tomb is a funerary monument located in Balata village at the eastern entrance to the valley that separates Mounts Gerizim and Ebal, 300 m northwest of , on the outskirts of the city of .

Church
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Jacob's Well, also known as Jacob's Fountain or the Well of Sychar, is a Christian holy site located in Balata village, a suburb of the Palestinian city of in the .

Archaeological site
Photo: TrickyH, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site in the near , , that includes the remains of an ancient Canaanite city, associated since 1913 with the Biblical city of Shechem.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Azmut and Balata Camp.

Village
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’ is a Palestinian village in the in the eastern , located five kilometers northeast of . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 3,440 inhabitants in 2017.

Town
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is a Palestinian refugee camp established in the northern in 1950, adjacent to Balata village on the outskirts of the city of . had a population of 14,635 in 2017.

Village
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is a Palestinian village in the in the northern , located east of , near the neighbouring villages of Salem and Azmout.

Askar RC (al-Qadeem)

Latitude
32.22017° or 32° 13′ 13″ north
Longitude
35.29785° or 35° 17′ 52″ east
Population
6,540
Open location code
8G4Q67CX+34
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8258942484
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q4302319
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Satellite Map

Discover Askar RC (al-Qadeem) from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Askar RC (al-Qadeem)” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مخيم عسكر (القديم)”
  • Arabic: “مخيم عسكر”
  • Catalan: “Camp d’Askar”
  • Chinese: “阿斯卡難民營”
  • Dutch: “Askar”
  • Finnish: “Askarin pakolaisleiri”
  • French: “Askar”
  • Hebrew: “מ.פ. עסכר (אל-קדים)”
  • Hebrew: “מחנה עסכר (הישן)”
  • Hebrew: “עסכר”
  • Japanese: “アスカル・キャンプ”
  • Persian: “اردوگاه عسکر”
  • Polish: “Muchajjam Askar”
  • Polish: “Obóz Askar”
  • Spanish: “Campamento de Askar”
  • Uzbek: “Asqar lageri”

Localities in the Area

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Highlights include نادي شباب عسكر and Mousab Bin Omair.

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