Far'a
Far'a Camp | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | 'مخيّم الفارعة |
| • Latin | al-Fari'ah (official) Faraa (unofficial) |
Location of Far'a Camp within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°17′38.35″N 35°20′39.74″E / 32.2939861°N 35.3443722°E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Tubas |
| Government | |
| • Type | Refugee Camp (from 1949) |
| Area | |
• Total | 260 dunams (0.26 km2 or 0.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 5,625 |
| • Density | 22,000/km2 (56,000/sq mi) |
| including non-refugees | |
| Name meaning | "Branches" |
Far'a, Faraa or al-Fari'ah (Arabic: مخيّم الفارعة) is a Palestinian refugee camp in the foothills of the Jordan Valley in the northwestern West Bank. It is located 12 kilometers south of Jenin, 2 kilometers south of Tubas, 3 kilometers northwest of Tammun, and 17 kilometers northeast of Nablus.