Amman New Camp

Amman New Camp

Amman New Camp, locally known as "Wihdat" ( _ar. مخيم الوحدات), is the second largest Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan with a population of 49,805 registered refugees 2002. It was previously operated by the UNRWA but is now operated by Department of Palestinian Affairs.

People from "Wihdat":

*Ibrahim Nasrallah

External links and references

* http://www.un.org/unrwa/refugees/jordan/newamman.html
* [http://www.un.org/unrwa/refugees/jordan/images/talbieh.jpgPhotos from Amman New Camp]


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