Jabal el-Hussein camp
Refugee camp in Amman Governorate, Jordan
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Jabal el-Hussein camp (Arabic: مخيم الحسين) is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of the Abdali area district of Amman.[1]
Jabal el-Hussein camp
مخيم الحسين | |
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Refugee camp | |
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  Jabal el-Hussein camp Location in Jordan | |
| Coordinates: 31°57′52″N 35°54′23″E | |
| Country |  Jordan |
| Governorate | Amman Governorate |
| Established | 1952 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 32,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Eastern European Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (Arabia Standard Time) |
It is one of the first four refugee camps in Jordan founded to accommodate refugees from the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight,[1] the others being Irbid, Al-Wehdat and Zarqa.