Al-Shati refugee camp
Al-Shati (Arabic: مخيم الشاطئ), also known as Shati or Beach camp, is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the northern Gaza Strip along the Mediterranean Sea coastline in the Gaza Governorate, and more specifically Gaza City.
al-Shati | |
|---|---|
Refugee Camp | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | مخيم الشاطئ |
| • Latin | mukhayyam ash-Shati (official) Beach camp (unofficial) |
Shati Refugee Camp | |
al-Shati Location of al-Shati within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°31′55.91″N 34°26′43.42″E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Gaza |
| Control | Israel Defense Forces |
| Government | |
| • Type | Refugee Camp (from 1949) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 520 dunams (0.52 km2 or 0.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 40,734 |
| • Density | 78,000/km2 (200,000/sq mi) |
Al-Shati was established in 1948 for about 23,000 Palestinians who fled or were expelled from the cities of Jaffa, Lod and Beersheba as well as surrounding villages during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The camp's total land area consists of 520 dunums.
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), al-Shati had a population of 40,734 inhabitants in 2017. As of July 2023, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) reports a population of 90,173 registered refugees. The camp is the third largest refugee camp in the Palestinian Territories.
The camp is currently under the control of the IDF.