Jabalya Camp

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Jabalya Camp


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arname=مخيّم جباليا
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latd=31|latm=32|lats=20.81|latNS=N
longd=34 |longm=29|longs=57.63|longEW=E
population=93,455
popyear=2006
area=1,400
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Jabalya Camp ( _ar. مخيّم جباليا) is a Palestinian refugee camp located three kilometers north of Jabalya.The refugee camp is in the North Gaza Governorate, Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the camp had a population of 93,455 in mid-year 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop12.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population] for Gaza Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]

The camp had a registered population of 103,646 inhabitants on June 30, 2002, and is located at the northern end of the Gaza Strip, close to the Israeli border and a village with the same name. The camp only covers an area of 1.4 km² making it one of the most densely populated places on earth. The First Intifada in December 1987 began in Jabalia. The camp has been the scene of much violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is also considered a major stronghold of the Hamas movement.

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North Gaza Governorate