Irbid camp

Irbid Camp (Arabic: مخيم إربد) is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of Irbid.[1]

Irbid Camp
مخيم إربد
Refugee camp
Irbid Camp is located in Jordan
Irbid Camp
Irbid Camp
Location in Jordan
Coordinates: 32°33′N 35°51′E
Country Jordan
GovernorateIrbid Governorate
Area
  Total0.24 km2 (0.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total29,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (Eastern European Standard Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (Arabia Standard Time)

It was one of the four camps founded in Jordan to accommodate the refugees of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight.[1]

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