Middle East
Lebanon
South Governorate

Ain al-Hilweh

Ain al-Hilweh, also spelled as Ayn al-Hilweh and Ein El Hilweh, is the largest Palestinian refugee camp in . It had a population of over 70,000 Palestinian refugees but swelled to nearly 120,000, as a result of influx of refugees from Syria since 2011.
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  • Type: Social service facility
  • Description: Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon
  • Also known as: “Ain al-Helweh”, “Ain el-Helweh”, “Ayn al-Hilweh”, “Ein al-Hilweh”, and “Ein el-Hilweh”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Sidon Sea Castle and Sidon Land Castle.

Castle
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Sidon's Sea Castle was built by the crusaders in the thirteenth century as a fortress of the . It is one of the most prominent historical sites in the port city of , . is situated 3 km north of Ain al-Hilweh.

Castle
Photo: BlingBling10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Castle of Saint Louis, also known as Qalaat al Muizz or the Land Castle, is a ruined castle in , . It was built in 1254 by French crusaders on the site of an earlier Fatimid fortress, and was altered a number of times until the 17th century. is situated 2 km north of Ain al-Hilweh.

Museum
Photo: BlingBling10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Soap Museum is a based in a historic soap factory in , specialized in Levantine soaps. It opened in November 2000 and is managed by the Audi Foundation. is situated 2½ km north of Ain al-Hilweh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Darb as-Sim and Miye ou Miye.

Village
is a municipality in the of the in .

Village
Photo: Philbous, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in located 5 km East of and 45 km south of the capital and it overlooks the Mediterranean Sea.

Village
Zaghdraiya is a municipality in the in . It is located southeast of . The village is bordered with a number of villages/towns like Darb es Sim, Maghdouche, .

Ain al-Hilweh

Latitude
33.54233° or 33° 32′ 32″ north
Longitude
35.37802° or 35° 22′ 41″ east
Open location code
8G5QG9RH+W6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 596989244
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­social_facility
Wiki­data ID
Q2916033
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Ain al-Hilweh” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عين الحلوة”
  • Arabic: “مخيم عين الحلوة”
  • Arabic: “مخيم عين الحلوه”
  • Basque: “Ain al-Hilweh”
  • Catalan: “Ain al-Hilweh”
  • Chinese: “艾因赫勒韦”
  • Czech: “Ajn al-Helveh”
  • Dutch: “Ain al-Hilweh”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مخيم عين الحلوه”
  • Finnish: “Ain al-Hilwehin pakolaisleiri”
  • French: “Ain al-Hilweh”
  • French: “Ein El Helwe”
  • German: “Ain al-Hilweh”
  • Hebrew: “עין אל-חילווה”
  • Hebrew: “עין אלחילוה”
  • Hebrew: “עין אלחלווה”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ain al-Hilweh”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ein al-Helweh”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ein El Helweh”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ein el-Helweh”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ein-el-Helweh”
  • Norwegian: “Ain al-Hilweh”
  • Persian: “عین الحلوه”
  • Persian: “مخیم عین الحلوة”
  • Polish: “Muchajjam Ajn al-Halwati”
  • Spanish: “Ain al-Hilweh”
  • Spanish: “Ayn al Hilwe”
  • Spanish: “Ayn al-Hilwe”
  • Spanish: “Campamento de Ain al-Hilweh”
  • Spanish: “Ein el Jilue”
  • Spanish: “Ein el-Jilue”
  • Turkish: “Ain Al Hilweh”
  • Turkish: “Ein el-Hilweh”

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