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Qalandia Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp established in 1949 by the
Red Cross The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a Humanitarianism, humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million Volunteering, volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure re ...
Gelber, 2004, p.363 on land leased from
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. It covers as of 2006Kalandia Refugee Camp Profile
and had a population of 8,336 in 2017. Israeli authorities consider it part of Greater Jerusalem, and it remains under their control.United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (date unknown). Where We Work - West Bank - Camp Profiles - Kalandia. "The Israeli authorities consider this area as part of
Greater Jerusalem In Israel, the Jerusalem metropolitan area is the area encompassing the approximately one hundred square miles surrounding the Old City of Jerusalem with a population of 1,253,900.


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Populated places established in 1949 Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank Jerusalem Governorate {{Palestine-geo-stub