Deir Ammar
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Deir Ammar is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate
, located 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) northwest of Ramallah
in the northern West Bank
. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
(PCBS), the camp had a population of 2,229 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.
The Deir Ammar camp was established in 1949 on a plot of land belonging to non-refugee residents of the village of Deir Ammar
. In return, UNRWA's installations in the camp also provide services to non-refugee villagers. The camp falls under joint Israeli/Palestinian control in "Area B". The refugee camp has 2 schools, the boys school has 680 pupils and the girls school has 735 pupils.
Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate
The Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate is one of 16 Governorates of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It covers a large part of the central West Bank, on the northern border of the Jerusalem Governorate. Its district capital or muhfaza is the city of al-Bireh.According to the Palestinian Central...
, located 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) northwest of Ramallah
Ramallah
Ramallah is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank located 10 kilometers north of Jerusalem, adjacent to al-Bireh. It currently serves as the de facto administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority...
in the northern West Bank
West Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics is the statistical organization under the umbrella of the Palestinian Cabinet of the Palestinian National Authority....
(PCBS), the camp had a population of 2,229 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.
The Deir Ammar camp was established in 1949 on a plot of land belonging to non-refugee residents of the village of Deir Ammar
Deir Ammar
Deir Ammar is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the camp had a population of 2,229 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.The Deir Ammar camp was...
. In return, UNRWA's installations in the camp also provide services to non-refugee villagers. The camp falls under joint Israeli/Palestinian control in "Area B". The refugee camp has 2 schools, the boys school has 680 pupils and the girls school has 735 pupils.
External links
- Deir 'Ammar, articles from UNWRA