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Far'a

Refugee camp in Tubas, State of Palestine

Summary

Refugee camp in Tubas, State of Palestine

FieldValue
nameFar'a Camp
translit_lang1Arabic
translit_lang1_typeArabic
translit_lang1_info'مخيّم الفارعة
translit_lang1_type1Latin
translit_lang1_info1al-Fari'ah (official)
Faraa (unofficial)
typeRefugee Camp
pushpin_mapPalestine
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Far'a Camp within Palestine
coordinates
grid_namePalestine grid
subdivision_typeState
subdivision_nameState of Palestine
subdivision_type1Governorate
subdivision_name1Tubas
established_titleFounded
government_footnotestags --
government_typeRefugee Camp (from 1949)
unit_prefdunam
area_total_km20.26
area_total_dunam260
population_footnotes
population_total5625
population_as_of2017
population_noteincluding non-refugees
population_density_km2auto
blank_name_sec1Name meaning
blank_info_sec1"Branches"

Faraa (unofficial) Far'a, Faraa or al-Fari'ah () is a Palestinian refugee camp in the foothills of the Jordan Valley in the northwestern West Bank. It is located 12 kilometers south of Jenin, 2 kilometers south of Tubas, 3 kilometers northwest of Tammun, and 17 kilometers northeast of Nablus.

Demographics

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the camp had a population of 5,750 refugees in 2006. The UNRWA recorded a population of 7,244 registered refugees in 2005. The PCBS recorded a population of 5,625 by 2017.

History

Far'a was established in 1949 following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on 255 dunams of land. It is one of the few camps in the West Bank that is supplied water by the nearby spring of Far'a, from which the camp receives its name. The camp was under Jordanian and Israeli occupation until November 1998, when it came under the complete control of the Palestinian National Authority, as a result of the Wye River Memorandum.

Most of the camp's labor force works in agriculture and some work in construction in the Israeli settlements of the Jordan Valley. In 1996, the UNRWA built two schools in Far'a with financial contributions from the European Union and by 2005 there were 1,794 pupils. In 2005, 863 families depended on UN food rations.

References

References

  1. (February 2018). "Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017". [[State of Palestine]].
  2. [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop02.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Tubas District by Locality 2004- 2006] {{webarchive. link. (2008-04-24 [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]] (PCBS))
  3. [https://www.un.org/unrwa/refugees/westbank/faraa.html Far'a Refugee Camp] [[UNRWA. United Nations Relief and Works Agency]] (UNRWA). 2005-03-31.
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