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EIN
SULTAN REFUGEE CAMP
Ein Sultan camp was established in 1948, on 870 dunums of land
below the Mount of Temptation and 1 kilometer from Jericho. Just
before the 1967 Arab-Israeli conflict, the camp had accommodated some
20,000 refugees. During the hostilities most of the refugees fled to
Jordan.
Following Israeli redeployment in 1994, the camp came under
Palestinian Authority control.
UNRWA supplies Ein Sultan with water by pumping it from a nearby
spring. During the summer months, water shortages in the camp cause
tremendous hardship for the refugees.
FACTS AND FIGURES
- Registered Refugee Population: 1,732
- Special hardship cases: 21 families
- Number of families receiving emergency food rations: 199
- Number of pupils: Male: 560, Female: 691
- In 2002, two stories were added to Ein Sultan School, including a
new library, multipurpose room, additional three class rooms and
computer lab.
Figures as of 31 March 2005
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