Deir al-Balah Camp
Deir al-Balah Camp | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | مخيّم دير البلح |
Location of Deir al-Balah Camp within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°25′33″N 34°20′26″E / 31.42583°N 34.34056°E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Deir al-Balah |
| Government | |
| • Type | Refugee Camp |
| Area | |
• Total | 160 dunams (0.16 km2 or 0.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 6,985 |
| • Density | 44,000/km2 (110,000/sq mi) |
Deir al-Balah Camp (Arabic: مخيّم دير البلح) is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Deir al-Balah Governorate of the southern Gaza Strip, located one kilometer northwest of the center of Deir al-Balah city, of which it practically forms part. The camp consists of concrete buildings and has eight schools, sewers, and other municipal services. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the camp had a population of 6,985 in 2017. It is the smallest refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Deir al-Balah Camp is built on an area of 0.16 square kilometers (16 hectares; 39 acres (160,000 m2); ). As of July 2023, the population registered with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) was 26,674 persons.