Ein es-Sultan camp
ʿEin es-Sulṭān camp (Arabic: عين سلطان, romanized: ʿAin Sulṭān, lit. 'Sultan's spring'), or ʿEin Sultan camp, is a refugee camp in the Jericho Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the Jordan Valley, in the eastern West Bank. The village is located adjacent to the Ein es-Sultan or Elisha Spring, for which it is named, and the archaeological site of Tell es-Sultan, 1 kilometer north-west of the city of Jericho.
ʿEin/ʿAin es-Sulṭān | |
|---|---|
Place | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | مخيّم عين سلطان |
| • Latin | Ayn al-Sulṭān (official) |
ʿEin/ʿAin es-Sulṭān Location of ʿEin es Sultan/ʿAin as-Sulṭān within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°52′40.24″N 35°26′46.24″E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jericho |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 870 dunams (0.87 km2 or 0.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 4,384 |
| • Density | 5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| (including non-refugees) | |
| Name meaning | Sultan's Spring |
ʿEin es-Sulṭān had a population of over 4,384 inhabitants in 2017. In 1997, refugees constituted 81% of the population.
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