Al-Arroub (camp)
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al-Arroub is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the southern West Bank
along the Hebron-Jerusalem road
in the Hebron Governorate
. It is fifteen kilometers south of Bethlehem
. The camp's total land area is 350 dunum
s and according to the UNRWA, in 2005, it had a population of 9,859 registered refugees. However, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
(PCBS), the camp's population was 7,941 in 2007. In 2002, two schools were built in the camp, one for boys and the other for girls.
West Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
along the Hebron-Jerusalem road
Highway 60 (Israel)
Highway 60 is a north-south intercity road in Israel and the West Bank that stretches from Beersheba to Nazareth.-Route:The route is also known as the "Route of the Patriarchs" since it follows the path of the ancient highway that runs along the length of the central watershed, and which...
in the Hebron Governorate
Hebron Governorate
The Hebron Governorate is an administrative district of the Palestinian National Authority in the southern West Bank. It extends south to, and includes most of, the Dead Sea....
. It is fifteen kilometers south of Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Bethlehem is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank of the Jordan River, near Israel and approximately south of Jerusalem, with a population of about 30,000 people. It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate of the Palestinian National Authority and a hub of Palestinian culture and tourism...
. The camp's total land area is 350 dunum
Dunam
A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum, dynym, dulum was a non-SI unit of land area used in the Ottoman Empire and representing the amount of land that can be plowed in a day; its value varied from 900–2500 m²...
s and according to the UNRWA, in 2005, it had a population of 9,859 registered refugees. However, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics is the statistical organization under the umbrella of the Palestinian Cabinet of the Palestinian National Authority....
(PCBS), the camp's population was 7,941 in 2007. In 2002, two schools were built in the camp, one for boys and the other for girls.
