Askar Camp
Askar Camp | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | مخيم عسكر |
Askar | |
Location of Askar Camp within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°13′11.51″N 35°17′50.77″E / 32.2198639°N 35.2974361°E | |
| Country | Palestine |
| Governorate | Nablus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Refugee Camp (from 1950) |
| Area | |
• Total | 119 dunams (0.119 km2 or 0.046 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 11,304 |
| • Density | 95,000/km2 (250,000/sq mi) |
Askar (Arabic: مخيم عسكر) is a Palestinian refugee camp. It is located on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus and was established in 1950 on 119 dunums of land. Residents of the camp refer to this as “New Askar”.