Jalazone

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Jalazone Camp


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arname=مخيّم الجلزون
meaning=
founded=
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typefrom=1949
altOffSp=al-Jalazun Camp
altUnoSp=al-Jalazoun Camp
governorate=rb
latd=31|latm=57|lats=07.15|latNS=N
longd=35 |longm=12|longs=41.58|longEW=E
population=8,700
popyear=2006
area=253
areakm=0.3
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Jalazone ( _ar. مخيّم الجلزون) is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located seven kilometers north of Ramallah and adjacent to the village of Jifna. It was established in 1949, following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, on 253 dunams of Jifna's land. After the Oslo Agreements between the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and Israel, Jalazone's administrative affairs were transferred to the PNA while security matters remained in Israeli control. [http://www.un.org/unrwa/refugees/westbank/jalazone.html Jalazone Refugee Camp] United Nations Relief and Works Agency]

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Jalazone had a population of approximately 8,700 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] The majority of the refugees were from Lydda and Arab villages in the central Palestine. The camp is largely maintained by the UNRWA with funding by Saudi Arabia.

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