Jerash camp

Jerash Camp (Arabic: مخيم جرش), known locally as Gaza camp, is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of Irbid.[1]

Jerash Camp
مخيم جرش
Refugee camp
Jerash Camp
Location in Jordan
Coordinates: 32°16′20.21″N 35°53′29.03″E
Country Jordan
GovernorateAmman Governorate
Area
  Total0.75 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total29,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (Eastern European Standard Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (Arabia Standard Time)

It was originally founded in 1968 as an "emergency" camp following the 1967 Palestinian exodus. It is situated 5km from the Roman ruins of Jerash.[1]

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