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The opening as it read in 2025

Ain al-Hilweh ( Arabic : عين الحلوة , lit. meaning "sweet natural spring"), also spelled as Ayn al-Hilweh and Ein El Hilweh , is the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon . It had a population of over 70,000 Palestinian refugees but swelled to nearly 120,000, as a result of influx of refugees from Syria since 2011. The camp is located west of the village Miye ou Miye and the Mieh Mieh refugee camp , southeast of the port city of Sidon and north of Darb Es Sim. Ain al-Hilweh was established near the city of Sidon in 1948 by the International Committee of the Red Cross to accommodate refugees from Amqa , Saffuriya , Sha'ab , Taitaba , Manshieh , al-Simireh , al-Nahr , Safsaf , Hittin , al-Ras al-Ahmar , al-Tira and Tarshiha in northern Palestine. Ain Al-Hilweh is located on land owned by landowners from Miye ou Miye , Darb Es Sim and Sidon . Because Lebanese Armed Forces are not allowed to enter the camp, Ain al-Hilweh has been called a "zone of unlaw" by the Lebanese media. Many people wanted by the Lebanese government are believed to have taken refuge in the camp as a result of the lack of Lebanese authority. " "Originally built in 1948 for 20,000 people, camp officials now put the figure at 120,000 residents, with each apartment on the 1,500 square-metre site hosting four to six families." " .

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Ain al-Hilweh (variously, Ayn al-Hilweh, Ein al-Hilweh, etc.; the literal meaning is "sweet spring ") ( ) is the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon with over 70,000 refugees, located on the outskirts of the port of Sidon . Because Lebanese Armed Forces are not allowed to enter the camp Ain al-Hilweh has been called a "zone of unlaw" by the Lebanese media. Many people wanted by the Lebanese government are believed to have taken refuge in the camp as a result of the lack of Lebanese authority. The Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-Ali lived in Ain el-Hilweh in 1948 with his family after the Nakba during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war . Ain al-Hilweh: Lebanon's "Zone of Unlaw" (June 2003) [Imc-beirut] Daily Star: Army beefs up security at Ain al-Hilweh

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Refugee camp in South Governorate, Lebanon Ain al-Hilweh ( , lit. meaning "eye of the beautiful"), also spelled as Ayn al-Hilweh and Ein al-Hilweh , is the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon . It had a population of over 70,000 Palestinian refugees and their descendants but swelled to nearly 120,000, as a result of influx of refugees from Syria since 2011. The camp is located west of the village Mieh Mieh and the Mieh Mieh refugee camp , southeast of the port city of Sidon and north of the village Darb Es Sim. Ain al-Hilweh was established near the city of Sidon in 1948 by the International Committee of the Red Cross to accommodate refugees from Amqa , Saffuriya , Sha'ab , Taitaba , Manshieh , al-Simireh , al-Nahr , Safsaf , Hittin , al-Ras al-Ahmar , al-Tira and Tarshiha in northern Palestine. Ain Al-Hilweh is located on land that is owned by landowners from Mieh Mieh, Darb Es Sim and Sidon. Because Lebanese Armed Forces are not allowed to enter the camp Ain al-Hilweh has been called a "zone of unlaw" by the Lebanese media. Many people wanted by the Lebanese government are believed to have taken refuge in the camp as a result of the lack of Lebanese authority. "Originally built in 1948 for 20,000 people, camp officials now put the figure at 120,000 residents, with each apartment on the 1,500 square-metre site hosting four to six families." "UNRWA - United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East" . [Imc-beirut] Daily Star: Army beefs up security at Ain al-Hilweh

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Refugee camp in South Governorate, Lebanon Ain al-Hilweh ( , lit. meaning "sweet natural spring"), also spelled as Ayn al-Hilweh and Ein al-Hilweh , is the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon . It had a population of over 70,000 Palestinian refugees but swelled to nearly 120,000, as a result of influx of refugees from Syria since 2011. The camp is located west of the village Miye ou Miye and the Mieh Mieh refugee camp , southeast of the port city of Sidon and north of Darb Es Sim. Ain al-Hilweh was established near the city of Sidon in 1948 by the International Committee of the Red Cross to accommodate refugees from Amqa , Saffuriya , Sha'ab , Taitaba , Manshieh , al-Simireh , al-Nahr , Safsaf , Hittin , al-Ras al-Ahmar , al-Tira and Tarshiha in northern Palestine. Ain Al-Hilweh is located on land that is owned by landowners from Miye ou Miye , Darb Es Sim and Sidon . Because Lebanese Armed Forces are not allowed to enter the camp Ain al-Hilweh has been called a "zone of unlaw" by the Lebanese media. Many people wanted by the Lebanese government are believed to have taken refuge in the camp as a result of the lack of Lebanese authority. " "Originally built in 1948 for 20,000 people, camp officials now put the figure at 120,000 residents, with each apartment on the 1,500 square-metre site hosting four to six families." " .

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Refugee camp in South Governorate, Lebanon Ain al-Hilweh ( , lit. meaning "sweet natural spring"), also spelled as Ayn al-Hilweh and Ein al-Hilweh , is the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon . It had a population of over 70,000 Palestinian refugees but swelled to nearly 120,000, as a result of influx of refugees from Syria since 2011. The camp is located west of the village Miye ou Miye and the Mieh Mieh refugee camp , southeast of the port city of Sidon and north of Darb Es Sim. Ain al-Hilweh was established near the city of Sidon in 1948 by the International Committee of the Red Cross to accommodate refugees from Amqa , Saffuriya , Sha'ab , Taitaba , Manshieh , al-Simireh , al-Nahr , Safsaf , Hittin , al-Ras al-Ahmar , al-Tira and Tarshiha in northern Palestine. Ain Al-Hilweh is located on land owned by landowners from Miye ou Miye , Darb Es Sim and Sidon . Because Lebanese Armed Forces are not allowed to enter the camp, Ain al-Hilweh has been called a "zone of unlaw" by the Lebanese media. Many people wanted by the Lebanese government are believed to have taken refuge in the camp as a result of the lack of Lebanese authority. " "Originally built in 1948 for 20,000 people, camp officials now put the figure at 120,000 residents, with each apartment on the 1,500 square-metre site hosting four to six families." " .

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