(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Around 957,000 Palestinians were displaced from their homes 67 years ago when what they describe as armed Zionist gangs invaded their land before the state of Israel was established in 1948.
As they gear up to mark the anniversary of "Nakba Day" € which commemorates the mass expulsion of Palestinians in 1948 € approximately 1.5 million Palestinian refugees remain scattered in 61 different refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria.
Around 3.8 million others are dispersed around the world, according to the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA).
According to UNRWA data, some 2.1 million live in Jordan; 1.3 million in Gaza; 914,000 in the West Bank; 500,000 in Syria; and 447,000 in Lebanon.
Following is a list of all Palestinian refugee camps according to the territory in which they are located:
The Gaza Strip (home to eight camps)
The Jabalia camp
Home to 108,000 refugees; famous for producing the first spark of the First Palestinian Intifada in 1987
The Al-Shati camp
Home to 82,000 refugees; situated on less than 1 square kilometer on the coast of the Gaza Strip
The Rafah camp
Home to 99,000 refugees; located near the border with Egypt
The Bureij camp
Home to 31,000 refugees; located in the central Gaza Strip
The Deir al-Balah camp
Home to 20,500 refugees; situated on the coast of the Gaza Strip
The Khan Younis camp
Home to 68,000 refugees; located in the southern Gaza Strip
The Maghazi camp
Home to 24,000 refugees; sits on on 0.6 square kilometers in the central Gaza Strip
The Nuseirat camp
Home to 62,000 refugees; located in the central Gaza Strip
The West Bank (home to 19 camps)
The Birzeit camp
Home to 132,000 refugees; sits on on 0.16 square kilometers in the central West Bank
The Deir Ammar camp
Home to 2,400 refugees; sits on 0.16 square kilometers near Ramallah
The Amaari camp
Home to 10,500 refugees; sits on on 0.36 square kilometers in southwestern Ramallah
The Jalazone camp
Home to 9,000 refugees; sits on 0.3 square kilometers in northern Ramallah
The Silwad camp
Home to 600 refugees; located in eastern Ramallah
The Ein Arik camp
Home to 500 refugees; sits on only 0.025 square kilometers in western Ramallah
The Nour Shams camp
Home to 9,000 refugees; sits on 0.23 square kilometers in the northern West Bank
The Tulkarm camp
Home to 20,000 refugees; sits on 0.18 square kilometers in the western West Bank
The Dheisheh camp
Home to 9,000 refugees; sits on 0.34 square kilometers in the southern West Bank
The Bait Jibrin camp
Home to 2,000 refugees; located in the city of Bethlehem
The Aida camp
Home to 4,700 refugees; located in the southern West Bank
The Askar camp
Home to 16,000 refugees; sits on only 0.1 square kilometers in the northern West Bank
The Ein Beit al-Maa camp
Home to 6,700 refugees; located in the northern West Bank
The Balata camp
Home to 23,600 refugees; sits on 0.46 square kilometers in the northern West Bank
The Faraa camp
Home to 7,600 refugees; sits on 0.26 square kilometers in the northeastern West Bank
The Aroub camp
Home to 10,400 refugees; sits on 0.4 square kilometers in the southern West Bank
The Fawwar camp
Home to 8,000 refugees; located in southern Al-Khalil (Hebron)
The Aqabat Jaber camp
Home to 6,400 refugees; located in eastern Jericho
The Jenin camp
Home to 16,000 refugees; sits on 0.42 square kilometers in the northern West Bank
Lebanon (home to 12 camps)
The Rashidieh camp
Home to 27,500 refugees; located in southern Lebanon
The Burj el-Shemali camp
Home to 20,000 refugees; sits on 1.34 square kilometers in southern Lebanon
The Al-Buss camp
Home to 10,000 refugees; sits on 0.8 square kilometers in southern Lebanon
The Ain al-Hilweh camp
Home to 48,000 refugees; sits on 2.9 square kilometers
The Mieh Mieh camp
Home to 4,500 refugees; sits on 0.5 square kilometers in southern Lebanon
The Burj al-Barajneh camp
Home to 16,000 refugees; sits on 1 square kilometer in southern Beirut
The Shatila camp
Home to 8,500 refugees; sits on 0.4 square kilometers in central Beirut
The Mar Elias camp
Home to 600 refugees; sits on 0.5 square kilometers in southwestern Beirut
The Dbayeh camp
Home to 4,000 refugees, mostly Christians; sits on 0.8 square kilometers in eastern Beirut
The Wavel camp
Home to 8,000 refugees; sits on 0.4 square kilometers in eastern Lebanon
The Beddawi camp
Home to 17,000 refugees; sits on 2 square kilometers in northern Lebanon
The Nahr al-Bared camp
Home to 35,000 refugees; sits on 2 square kilometers in northern Lebanon
Jordan (home to ten camps)
The Zarqa camp
Home to 20,000 refugees; sits on 0.18 square kilometers in southeastern Zarqa city
The Irbid
Home to 25,000 refugees; sits on 0.24 square kilometers in northern Jordan
The Hussein
Home to 29,000 refugees; sits on 0.4 square kilometers in capital Amman
The Wihdat camp
Home to 51,000 refugees; sits on 0.5 square kilometers in Amman
The Souf
Home to 20,000 refugees; sits on 0.5 square kilometers in northern Jordan
The Talbieh
Home to 7,000 refugees; sits on 0.1 square kilometers in Amman
The Marka
Home to 53,000 refugees; sits on 1 square kilometer in eastern Jordan
The Husn camp
Home to 22,000 refugees; sits on 0.8 square kilometers in northern Jordan
The Jerash camp
Home to 24,000 refugees; located in northern Jordan
The Baqaa camp
Home to 104,000 refugees; sits on 1.4 square kilometers in northern Jordan
Syria (home to 12 camps)
The Daraa camp
Home to 13,000 refugees; located in southern Syria
The Yarmouk camp
Home to 18,000 refugees; located in Damascus. The camp has been hard hit by the Syrian conflict, leading to the displacement of most of its 144,000 former residents
The Sbeineh camp
Home to 21,000 refugees; sits on 0.03 square kilometers in southern Damascus
The Qabr Essit camp
Home to 22,000 refugees; sits on 0.02 square kilometers near Damascus
The Neirab camp
Home to 19,000 refugees; sits on 1.4 square kilometers in Aleppo
The Latakia
Home to 10,000 refugees; sits on 0.2 square kilometers in northwestern Syria
The Khan Eshieh camp
Home to 19,000 refugees; sits on 0.7 square kilometers in southwestern Damascus
The Khan Dannun camp
Home to 9,500 refugees; sits on 0.03 square kilometers in southern Damascus
The Jaramana camp
Home to 18,500 refugees; sits on 0.03 square kilometers near Damascus
The Homs camp
Home to 22,500 refugees; sits on 0.15 square kilometers in central Syria
The Hama camp
Home to 8,500 refugees; sits on 0.06 square kilometers in central Syria
The Ein al-Tal camp
Home to 5,500 refugees; sits on 0.16 square kilometers in northeastern Aleppo
The Israel-Palestine conflict began in 1917 when the British government, in the now-famous "Balfour Declaration," called for "the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people."
In 1948, a newly-formed state inside historical Palestine € "Israel" € was established.
The Palestinian diaspora has since become one of the largest in the world. Palestinian refugees are now spread across Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and other countries, while many have settled in refugee camps in the Palestinian West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
For many Palestinians, the right to return to their homes in historical Palestine remains a key demand.
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