Aida (camp)

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Aida


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arname=مخيم عيده
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typefrom=1950
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governorate=bl
latd=31|latm=43|lats=10.34|latNS=N
longd=35 |longm=11|longs=56.31|longEW=E
population=3,260
popyear=2006
area=66
areakm=0.1
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Aida ( _ar. عيده) (also spelled 'Ayda) is a Palestinian refugee camp situated 2 kilometers North of Bethlehem and 1 kilometer North of Beit Jala in the central West Bank. Named after a famous coffeehouse ("maqhah") located on the site in the early 1940s, [ [http://www.bethlehem.ps/cultural_sites/camps.php Refugee Camps in the Bethlehem District] Zeiter, Layla.] Aida camp was established in 1950 and covered an area of 66 dunams. [ [http://www.un.org/unrwa/refugees/westbank/aida.html Aida Refugee Camp] UNRWA. March 31, 2005] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the camp had a population of approximately 3,260 refugees in mid-year 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop10.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Bethlehem Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] ] It is the location of the Al Rowwad Cultural and Theatre Training Center. [ [http://alrowwad.virtualactivism.net/ Al Rowwad Cultural and Theatre Training Center] ]

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