Zarqa camp
Zarqa Camp (Arabic: مخيم الزرقاء) is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of Zarqa.[1]
Zarqa Camp
مخيم الزرقاء | |
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Refugee camp | |
  Zarqa Camp Location in Jordan | |
| Coordinates: 32°05′N 36°06′E | |
| Country |  Jordan |
| Governorate | Zarqa Governorate |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.18 km2 (0.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 20,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Eastern European Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (Arabia Standard Time) |
It was the first Palestine refugee camp to be established in Jordan, and one of the four camps founded to accommodate the refugees of the 1948 Palestinian exodus.[1]
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