Kalandia

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Kalandia

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caption=Children queuing at Kalandia Checkpoint.
arname=قلنديا
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latd=31|latm=51|lats=47.21|latNS=N
longd=35 |longm=12|longs=27.30|longEW=E
population=25,595
popyear=2006
area=3,289
areakm=3.3
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Kalandia ( _ar. قلنديا) also Qalandiya, refers to a Palestinian village and a refugee camp located about halfway along the road from Jerusalem to Ramallah. The village had a population of 1,154 inhabitants according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, in 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop08.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Jerusalem Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.]

Qalandia camp

Qalandia camp was established in 1949 on 353 dunums, and is home to 10,024 refugees, [ [http://www.un.org/unrwa/refugees/westbank/kalandia.html Kalandia Refugee Camp] ]

Qalandia Crossing

Qalandia along with Shu’fat Camp, Zaytoun and Gilo is one of the four major Israeli checkpoint crossings where Palestinians with permits can enter East Jerusalem for work, medical care, education or religious reasons. [ [http://www.ochaopt.org/documents/Commercial%20Crossings%20V5.pdf OCHA Commercial Crossings] report of 22 January 2008]

References

External links

* [http://www.un.org/unrwa/refugees/westbank/kalandia.html UNRWA Profile: Kalandia Refugee Camp]
* [http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article4168.shtml Photostory: The Kalandia Terminal]
* [http://electronicintifada.net/bytopic/153.shtml EI BY TOPIC: Restrictions on Movement]
* [http://web.israelinsider.com/bin/en.jsp?enZone=Security&enDisplay=view&enPage=ArticlePage&enDispWhat=object&enDispWho=Article^l2860 "Wanted" Palestinians save Jewish family from refugee camp lynch]