Jalazone
Jalazone (Arabic: مخيّم الجلزون) is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) north of Ramallah and adjacent to the village of Jifna to the north, Deir Dibwan to the east, Bir Zeit to the west and the Beit El Israeli settlement to the southeast.
Jalazone Camp | |
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Refugee Camp | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | مخيّم الجلزون |
| • Latin | al-Jalazun Camp (official) al-Jalazoun Camp (unofficial) |
View of Jalazone Camp from road coming from Jifna in 2009, Khaldun Bshara | |
Jalazone Camp Location of Jalazone Camp within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°57′07.15″N 35°12′41.58″E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Refugee Camp (from 1949) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 253 dunams (0.25 km2 or 0.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 8,201 |
| • Density | 33,000/km2 (85,000/sq mi) |
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