Irbid camp
Irbid Camp is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of Irbid. It was one of the four camps founded in Jordan to accommodate the refugees of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight, the others being Jabal el-Hussein camp, Al-Wehdat refugee camp and Zarqa Camp.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: Palestinian refugee camp in Irbid Governorate, Jordan
- Also known as: “Irbid Camp”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Irbid and Aydoun.
Irbid
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Irbid is a city in northern Jordan, some 88 km north of the capital Amman. Archaeological evidence reveals that Irbid has been settled since the Bronze Age.
Aydoun
Town
Aydoun is the name of a city in Irbid Governorate in Jordan. Some writers associate the town with the ancient city of Dium, one of the cities of the Decapolis, but this is disputed. It had a population of 63,244 as of 2018. Aydoun is situated 6 km south of Irbid camp.
Al-Husn
Town
Photo: Issagm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Al-Husn is a town in northern Jordan, located 65 km north of Amman, and about 7 km south of Irbid. It has a population of 35,085. The region has fertile soil which along with the moderate climate allows the growing of high quality crops. Al-Husn is situated 9 km south of Irbid camp.
Irbid camp
- Categories: refugee camp, Palestinian refugee camp, and locality
- Location: Irbid Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.56491° or 32° 33′ 54″ northLongitude
35.84935° or 35° 50′ 58″ eastOpen location code
8G4QHR7X+XPOpenStreetMap ID
node 9092799870OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=refugee_siteOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q12241521
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Polish—“Irbid camp” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مخيم إربد”
- French: “camp d’Irbid”
- French: “Camp de Irbid”
- Polish: “Muchajjam Irbid”
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