Fawwar, Hebron

Fawwar, Hebron

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Fawwar


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caption=
arname=مخيّم الفوّار
meaning=
founded=
type=ref
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altOffSp=
altUnoSp=
governorate=hb
latd=31|latm=28|lats=46.45|latNS=N
longd=35 |longm=03|longs=52.93|longEW=E
population=6,739
popyear=2006
area=350
areakm=0.4
mayor=

Fawwar ( _ar. مخيّم الفوّار) is a Palestinian town located six kilometers southwest of Hebron. The refugee camp is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the refugee camp had a population of 6,739 in mid-year 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop11.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Hebron Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]

The camp was established in 1949 to accompany Palestinian refugees from the Beersheba and Bayt Jibrin and the surrounding area on 350 dunams of land. [ [http://www.un.org/unrwa/refugees/westbank/fawwar.html Fawwar Refugee Camp] UNRWA. 2005-03-31.]

There are two schools in the town: a boys' school and girls' school with roughly 1,050 students each.

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