Al-Wehdat refugee camp

Amman New Camp or Al-Wehdat camp, locally known as Al-Wihdat (Arabic: مخيم الوحدات), which is located in the Hay Al Awdah neighbourhood, in southeast Amman, the capital city of Jordan occupies a 0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi), Of the ten recognized Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan, Al-Wehdat is the second largest, with a population of roughly 57,000 registered refugees, which includes 8,400 students. The United Nation body responsible for administrating Palestinian refugee camps, is the Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

Al-Wehdat camp
مخيم الوحدات
Refugee camp
Al-Wehdat camp Hay Al Awdah Amman Jordan
Coordinates: 31°55′35″N 35°56′18″E
Country Jordan
CityAmman
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