Kalandia
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Kalandia also Qalandiya is a Palestinian
village and a refugee camp
located between Jerusalem and Ramallah
. In 2006, 1,154 people were living in the village of Kalandia according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
. Qalandia refugee
camp was established in 1949 by Jordan
after the forced immigration of the Palestinians caused by Jewish terrorists prior to the establishment of the State of Israel
on historical Palestine
. It covers 353 dunums and has a population of 10,024.
it was renamed Atarot Airport
by Israel, but closed down due to disturbances related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
.
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
village and a refugee camp
Refugee camp
A refugee camp is a temporary settlement built to receive refugees. Hundreds of thousands of people may live in any one single camp. Usually they are built and run by a government, the United Nations, or international organizations, or NGOs.Refugee camps are generally set up in an impromptu...
located between Jerusalem and 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 2006, 1,154 people were living in the village of Kalandia 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....
. Qalandia refugee
Palestinian refugee
Palestinian refugees or Palestine refugees are the people and their descendants, predominantly Palestinian Arabic-speakers, who fled or were expelled from their homes during and after the 1948 Palestine War, within that part of the British Mandate of Palestine, that after that war became the...
camp was established in 1949 by Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
after the forced immigration of the Palestinians caused by Jewish terrorists prior to the establishment of the State of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
on historical Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
. It covers 353 dunums and has a population of 10,024.
Kalandia checkpoint
Kalandia is an Israeli military check point where Palestinians are prevented to pass to Jerusalem, and only Palestinians with permits can leave Ramallah for work, medical care, education or religious reasons.Kalandia airport
Until 1930, the only airport in the area known today as the West Bank was an airfield in Kalandia used by the military and prominent guests bound for Jerusalem. After the 1967 occupation of the West BankWest 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...
it was renamed Atarot Airport
Atarot Airport
Atarot Airport , is a small airport located between Jerusalem and Ramallah. It was the first airport in Mandate Palestine. It has been closed since the Second Intifada.-History:...
by Israel, but closed down due to disturbances related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The conflict is wide-ranging, and the term is also used in reference to the earlier phases of the same conflict, between Jewish and Zionist yishuv and the Arab population living in Palestine under Ottoman or...
.