In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian refugee camp located one kilometer northwest of deir al-balah”. Today it says “bout the refugee camp”.
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Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Palestine This article is about the refugee camp. Refugee camp in Deir al-Balah, State of Palestine Deir al-Balah Camp ( Arabic : مخيّم دير البلح ) is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Deir al-Balah Governorate of the southern Gaza Strip , located one kilometer northwest of the center of Deir al-Balah city, of which it practically forms part. The camp consists of concrete buildings and has eight schools, sewers, and other municipal services. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the camp had a population of 6,985 in 2017. It is the smallest refugee camp in the Gaza Strip . Deir al-Balah Camp is built on an area of 0.16 square kilometers (16 hectares; 39 acres (160,000 m ); ). As of July 2023, the population registered with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) was 26,674 persons. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Palestinian Authority municipality Deir al-Balah camp ( ) is a Palestinian refugee camp located one kilometer northwest of Deir al-Balah .The town is in the Deir al-Balah Governorate , Gaza Strip . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the Refugee Camp had a population of 12,004 in mid-year 2006. The camp is the smallest refugee camp in the Gaza Strip . The camp is built on an area of 0.16 square kilometers or 39 acres. As of March 2005, the refugee population registered with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) was 19,534 persons.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Palestinian Authority municipality Deir al-Balah Camp ( ) is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Deir al-Balah Governorate of the southern Gaza Strip , located one kilometer northwest of the center of Deir al-Balah city, of which it practically forms part.The camp consists of concrete buildings and has eight schools, sewers, and other municipal services. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the camp had a population of 12,004 in mid-year 2006. It is the smallest refugee camp in the Gaza Strip . Deir al-Balah Camp is built on an area of 0.16 square kilometers (16 hectares; 39 acres (160,000 m ); ). As of March 2005, the population registered with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) was 19,534 persons.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Refugee Camp in Deir al-Balah, State of Palestine Deir al-Balah Camp ( ) is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Deir al-Balah Governorate of the southern Gaza Strip , located one kilometer northwest of the center of Deir al-Balah city, of which it practically forms part. The camp consists of concrete buildings and has eight schools, sewers, and other municipal services. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the camp had a population of 12,004 in mid-year 2006. It is the smallest refugee camp in the Gaza Strip . Deir al-Balah Camp is built on an area of 0.16 square kilometers (16 hectares; 39 acres (160,000 m ); ). As of March 2005, the population registered with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) was 19,534 persons.
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palestinian refugee camp located one kilometer northwest of deir al-balah
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bout the refugee camp
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