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Al-Sabinah camp, one of the Palestinian refugee camps in Syria, is located next to the city of Al-Sabinah, 14 kilometers south of Damascus. It was founded in 1948 on an area of 0.03 square kilometers of land. The camp was housed by those displaced from the 1948 war, in addition to Palestinians who had moved to the Golan Heights and were then displaced as a result of the 1967 Six Day War.^[1]

Due to the military confrontations that took place in the camp in 2013, all of its 22,600 residents were displaced. Some families then left the country in search of refuge in neighboring countries. Government forces regained control of the camp in late 2013. The camp remained closed for almost four years and housing and infrastructure had been severely damaged.

In September 2017, civilians were able to return to their homes. In 2018, all UNRWA facilities were rehabilitated, including three schools, the Environmental Health Office, the Office of Social Workers, the Food Distribution Center, the Health Center and the Community Center. The agency also provided support to Palestine refugees by transporting water and clearing rubble from main streets and corridors.

According to statistics for the academic year 2020–2021, the number of students enrolled more than 3,766 children in six UNRWA schools. More than 16,000 of the 22,600 people have returned to the camp as of March 2021, while another four thousand remain in the area around the camp.

The majority of refugees previously worked in factories and industrial facilities, or as day laborers on farms owned by Syrians. Women mostly worked as domestic servants in Damascus to support family income. But those opportunities have diminished during the conflict and the unemployment rate remains very high with limited financial resources.

Like other areas in Syria, displacement, unemployment, inflation, and protection and security risks are among the main concerns shared by Palestine refugees and Syrians alike. The 10-year conflict has led to an increase in early marriages, child labour, drug abuse, violence and psychological problems. Despite financial constraints, UNRWA has strengthened its efforts to conduct preventive and awareness-raising activities and to provide psychosocial support through its schools and the Community Centre. The situation was again exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

^ "sbeineh-camp". www.unrwa.org. Retrieved 3 January 2024.

Palestine refugee camps locations and populations as of 2015^[1]

Gaza Strip
518,000 UNRWA refugees

West Bank
188,150 UNRWA refugees

Syria
319,958 UNRWA refugees

Lebanon
188,850 UNRWA refugees

Jordan
355,500 UNRWA refugees

Al-Shati (Beach camp)	87,000
Bureij	34,000
Deir al-Balah	21,000
Jabalia	110,000
Khan Yunis	72,000
Maghazi	24,000
Nuseirat	66,000
Rafah	104,000
Canada	closed

Aqabat Jaber	6,400
Ein as-Sultan	1,900
Far'a	7,600
Fawwar	8,000
Jalazone	11,000
Qalandia	11,000
Am'ari	10,500
Deir 'Ammar	2,400
Dheisheh	13,000
Aida	4,700
Al-Arroub	10,400
Askar	15,900
Balata	23,600
'Azza (Beit Jibrin)	1,000
Ein Beit al-Ma' (Camp No. 1)	6,750
Tulkarm	18,000
Nur Shams	9,000
Jenin	16,000
Shu'fat	11,000
Silwad
Birzeit

Sabinah	22,600
Khan al-Shih	20,000
Nayrab	20,500
Homs	22,000
Jaramana	18,658
Daraa	10,000
Hama	8,000
Khan Danoun	10,000
Qabr Essit	23,700

Unofficial camps
Ein Al-Tal	6,000
Latakia	10,000
Yarmouk	148,500

Bourj el-Barajneh	17,945
Ain al-Hilweh	54,116
El Buss	11,254
Nahr al-Bared	5,857
Shatila	9,842
Wavel	8,806
Mar Elias	662
Mieh Mieh	5,250
Beddawi	16,500
Burj el-Shamali	22,789
Dbayeh	4,351
Rashidieh	31,478

Former camps
Tel al-Zaatar	?
Nabatieh	?

Zarqa	20,000
Jabal el-Hussein	29,000
Amman New (Wihdat)	51,500
Souf	20,000
Baqa'a	104,000
Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti camp)	22,000
Irbid	25,000
Jerash	24,000
Marka	53,000
Talbieh	8,000
Al-Hassan	?
Madaba	?
Sokhna	?

References

^ "Camp Profiles". unrwa.org. United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

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