Qalandia Camp

Qalandia Camp
Arabic transcription(s)
  Arabicمخيّم قلنديا
Qalandia Camp
Location of Kalandia Camp within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°51′53″N 35°13′45″E / 31.86472°N 35.22917°E / 31.86472; 35.22917
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateJerusalem Governorate
Government
  TypeRefugee Camp (from 1949)
Area
  Total
353 dunams (0.353 km2 or 0.136 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
  Total
8,336
  Density24,000/km2 (61,000/sq mi)

Qalandia Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp established in 1949 by the Red Cross on land leased from Jordan. It covers 353 dunums (0.353 km2; 35.3 ha) as of 2006 and had a population of 8,336 in 2017. Israeli authorities consider it part of Greater Jerusalem, and it remains under their control.