In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian refugee camp located 3km east of the city of tyre”. Today it says “municipality located some 86 km south of beirut and 3 km east of the tyre /sour peninsula”. 2 sections present on 6 October 2023 are absent today.
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Burj el-Shemali (Arabic: البرج الشمالي) is a municipality located some 86 km south of Beirut and 3 km east of the Tyre /Sour peninsula, merging into its urban area. It is part of the Tyre Union of Municipalities within the Tyre District of the South Governorate of Lebanon .1 It is particularly known for hosting the second-largest of the twelve Palestinian refugee camps in the country as a de facto autonomous exclave effectively out of the reach of Lebanese officials: The camp is ruled by Popular Committees of Palestinian parties under the leadership of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) which is de facto recognised by the municipality through some degree of coordination and cooperation. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has the mandate to provide basic services, assisted by local and international NGOs. The Lebanese Armed Forces control entry and exit through the camp's main gate.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Burj el-Shemali is a Palestinian refugee camp located 3km east of the city of Tyre, Lebanon . According to the United Nations Refugee and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East ( UNRWA ) the camp has 19,074 registered refugees . The camp was established temporarily in 1948 after the Arab-Israeli conflict, but it is still in existence today.
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Burj el-Shemali is a Palestinian refugee camp located 3 km east of the city of Tyre , Lebanon . According to UNRWA , the camp has 19,074 registered refugees .The camp was established temporarily in 1948 after the First Arab–Israeli War , but it is still in existence today.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Municipality in South Governorate, Lebanon Burj el-Shamali (Arabic: مخيم برج الشمالي) is a municipality located some 86 km south of Beirut and 3 km east of the Tyre /Sour peninsula, merging into its urban area. It is located in the Tyre District of the South Governorate of Lebanon . It is particularly known for hosting the second-largest of the twelve Palestinian refugee camps in the country as a de facto autonomous exclave effectively out of the reach of Lebanese officials: The camp is ruled by Popular Committees of Palestinian parties under the leadership of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) which is de facto recognised by the municipality through some degree of coordination and cooperation. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has the mandate to provide basic services, assisted by local and international NGOs. The Lebanese Armed Forces control entry and exit through the camp's main gate.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian refugee camp located 3km east of the city of tyre”. Today it says “municipality located some 86 km south of beirut and 3 km east of the tyre /sour peninsula”. 2 sections present on 6 October 2023 are absent today. Read the current article and compare.
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palestinian refugee camp located 3km east of the city of tyre
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municipality located some 86 km south of beirut and 3 km east of the tyre /sour peninsula
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