Tel al-Sultan
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Tel al-Sultan | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | معسكر تل السلطان |
• Also spelled | Tall as Sultan Camp; Tel es-Sultan (official) Tel Al-Sultan Camp (unofficial) |
Location of Tel al-Sultan within the Palestinian Territories | |
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Governorate | Rafah |
Government | |
• Type | Refugee Camp |
Population (2006[1]) | |
• Jurisdiction | 24,418 |
Tel al-Sultan or Tall as-Sultan (Arabic: معسكر تل السلطان) is one of eight Palestinian refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. It is located in the Rafah Governorate just north of Rafah city and Rafah Camp.[2] It was established mainly to absorb refugees repatriated from Canada Camp.[3]
UNRWA does not make a distinction between Rafah Camp and Tall as-Sultan.[3] The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 2006 mid-year estimate for Tall as-Sultan is 24,418.[1]
References
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