Qalandia Camp

Qalandia Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp established in 1949 by the Red Cross^[2] on land leased from Jordan. It covers 353 dunums (0.353 km²; 35.3 ha) as of 2006^[3] and had a population of 8,336 in 2017.^[1] Israeli authorities consider it part of Greater Jerusalem, and it remains under their control.^[4]

Qalandia Camp
Refugee Camp
Arabic transcription(s)
• Arabic	مخيّم قلنديا
Israeli watchtowers and wall at the checkpoint of the Palestinian refugee camp of Qalandia, 2014
Qalandia Camp Location of Kalandia Camp within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°51′53″N 35°13′45″E
State	State of Palestine
Governorate	Jerusalem Governorate
Government
• Type	Refugee Camp (from 1949)
Area
• Total	353 dunams (0.353 km2 or 0.136 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	8,336
• Density	24,000/km2 (61,000/sq mi)