Aqabat Jaber

Aqabat Jaber (Arabic: مخيّم عقبة جبر) is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Jericho Governorate of the eastern West Bank, situated in the Jordan Valley, three kilometers southwest of Jericho.

Aqabat Jaber
Municipality type C
Arabic transcription(s)
  Arabicمخيّم عقبة جبر
Aqabat Jaber in the front, Jericho in the distance
Aqabat Jaber
Location of Aqabat Jaber within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°50′17.00″N 35°26′30.20″E
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateJericho
Government
  TypeMunicipality
Population
 (2017)
  Total8,960
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