Tel al-Sultan

Tel al-Sultan or 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.[2] It was established mainly to absorb refugees repatriated from Canada Camp.[3]

This article is about a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. For other locations with the same name, see Tell al-Sultan.
Tel al-Sultan
Refugee Camp
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicمعسكر تل السلطان
 • LatinTall 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
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateRafah
Government
 • TypeRefugee Camp
Population
 (2006[1])
 • Total24,418

UNRWA does not make a distinction between Rafah Camp and Tall as-Sultan.[3] The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 2006 mid-year estimate for Tall as-Sultan is 24,418.[1]

References
  1. Projected Mid -Year Population for Rafah Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
  2. OCHA map Archived 2009-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
  3. UNRWA Rafah refugee camp profile


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