'Azza

'Azza (Arabic: مخيم العزة; also spelled 'Azzeh, 'Azzah or Alazzeh) also known as Beit Jibrin Camp (Arabic: مخيم بيت جبرين) is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Bethlehem Governorate located within the city of Bethlehem. It is the smallest of the 59 refugee camps in the West Bank and the other Arab countries. It was established in 1950 in an area of 20 dunams (0.020 km2; 0.0077 sq mi) and receives services from UNRWA workers based in nearby Aida camp, but inside the camp, there are no medical or educational services, so it was merged with the Aida camp to receive services.

'Azza
Beit Jibrin Camp
Refugee camp
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicمخيم بيت جبرين
 • LatinBeit Jibrin Camp (unofficial)
Al 'Azza entrance
Al 'Azza entrance
'Azza is located in State of Palestine
'Azza
'Azza
Location of 'Azza
Coordinates: 31°42′55″N 35°12′8″E
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateBethlehem
Founded1950
Government
 • TypeRefugee Camp (from 1950)
Area
 • Total27 dunams (0.27 km2 or 0.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,523

The camp is named after a prominent Palestinian family from the depopulated village of Beit Jibrin west of the Hebron Hills in present-day Israel. The UNRWA recorded a population of 2,025 in 2005,[2] while the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics projected a population of 1,750 in 2006,[3] with UNRWA reporting a population of approximately 1,337 refugees and 2,900 total in 2016.[4]

It has been under the control of the Palestinian National Authority since 1995.[2]

References
  1. "Main Indicators by Type of Locality - Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  2. "Beit Jibrin Refugee Camp". United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. 31 March 2005. Archived from the original on 2009-12-29.
  3. Projected Mid -Year Population for Bethlehem Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.
  4. "Beit Jibrin Camp". United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-07-10.


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