Deir Ammar

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Deir Ammar Refugee Camp


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arname=مخيّم دير عمّار
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latd=31|latm=57|lats=57.22|latNS=N
longd=35 |longm=05|longs=55.98|longEW=E
population=2,229
popyear=2006
area=145
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Deir Ammar Refugee Camp ( _ar. مخيّم دير عمّار) is a Palestinian Refugee Camp in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 30 kilometers North-west of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the Camp had a population of 2,229 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop07.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Ramallah & Al Bireh Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)] The Deir Ammar camp was established in 1949 on a plot of land belonging to non-refugee residents of Deir Ammar village. In return, UNRWA's installations in the camp also provide services to non-refugee villagers. The camp falls under joint Israeli/Palestinian control in "zone B". [http://www.un.org/unrwa/refugees/westbank/deirammar.html The Camp] administered by the United Nations subsidiary organ, UNRWA] The refugee camp has 2 schools, the boys school has 680 pupils and the girls school has 735 pupils.

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