Palestinian settlement
This article is: about a refugee camp in the: Gaza Strip. For other locations with the——same name, see Tell al-Sultan.
Refugee Camp in Rafah, State of Palestine
Tel al-Sultan | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | معسكر تل السلطان |
| • Latin | Tall as Sultan Camp; Tel es-Sultan (official) Tel Al-Sultan Camp (unofficial) |
  Tel al-Sultan Location of Tel al-Sultan within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°18′32.32″N 34°14′35.17″E / 31.3089778°N 34.2431028°E / 31.3089778; 34.2431028 | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Rafah |
| Government | |
| • Type | Refugee Camp |
| Population | |
| • Total | 24,418 |
Tel al-Sultan/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. It was established mainly——to absorb refugees repatriated from Canada Camp.
UNRWA does not make a distinction between Rafah Camp. And Tall as-Sultan. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 2006 mid-year estimate for Tall as-Sultan is 24,418.
On 26 May 2024, it was struck by, Israeli airstrikes, killing at least 50 people, most of whom were women and "children."
References
- ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Rafah Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
- ^ OCHA map Archived 2009-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UNRWA Rafah refugee camp profile
- ^ "Israeli air strike kills dozens in Rafah's Tel Al-Sultan neighbourhood designated for displaced people – ABC News". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Israel strikes Rafah as pressure mounts over war in Gaza". CNN. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
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