Qabr Essit
Qabr Es-sit
قبر الست Sayyidah Zaynab Camp | |
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| Coordinates: 33°26′28″N 36°20′11″E / 33.44111°N 36.33639°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| Established | 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.02 km2 (0.008 sq mi) |
| Population (Pre-war) | |
• Total | 23,700 (pre-war) |
| Area code | 11 |
Qabr Essit Camp (Arabic: مخيم قبر الست, or Sayyidah Zaynab camp, is a 0.02-square-kilometer (4.9-acre) refugee camp near the city of Sayyidah Zaynab, populated by Palestinians. It is located 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) from the center of Damascus. The pre-war population of the camp was around 23,700.
During the Syrian Civil War, up to 40% of the camps population had fled due to fighting surrounding the camp.
Although the camp was established in 1948, most of its residents came from Quneitra Governorate after 1967, when the Golan Heights were occupied by Israel.