In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian refugee camp in lebanon”. Today it says “palestinian refugee camp in the southwestern part of beirut”.
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Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon This article is about the refugee camp in Lebanon. Mar Elias ( Arabic : مار الياس ) is a Palestinian refugee camp in the southwestern part of Beirut , Lebanon. Largely autonomous, it was originally a Christian Palestinian refugee camp founded in 1952 by the Congregation of St. Elias ( Prophet Elijah ) to host Palestinian refugees who arrived from the Galilee region after the start of the Nakba in 1948 . Many Syrian refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war have also settled in the camp. UNRWA claims that Christians have since become a minority in Mar Elias, while other sources claim they are still the majority. During the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), the Palestinian National Salvation Front (PNSF), a Syrian proxy which opposed the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), had its headquarters in Mar Elias camp. During the 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon , a local representative from Mar Elias said he believes that the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon could be Israel's secondary targets, besides Hezbollah .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Mar Elias ( ) is a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon , by Beirut . The camp is mainly Christian Christian Palestinians . The camp is named after the Christian Saint Mar Elias . In 2002 there were 1,406 registered refugees in the camp.
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Mar Elias ( ) is a Palestinian refugee camp in the southwestern part of Beirut , Lebanon.The camp was founded in 1952 by the Mar Elias ( Prophet Elijah ) Greek Orthodox convent and is composed mainly of Christian Palestinians (almost all the rest of the refugee camps house Muslim Palestinians). In 2002 there were 1,406 registered refugees in the camp.
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Mar Elias ( ) was a Palestinian refugee camp in the southwestern part of Beirut , Lebanon. The refugee camp was founded in 1952 by the Mar Elias ( Prophet Elijah ) Greek Orthodox convent and is composed mainly of Christian Palestinians (almost all the rest of the refugee camps house Muslim Palestinians). In 2002 there were 1,406 registered refugees in the camp.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Mar Elias ( ) was a Palestinian refugee camp in the southwestern part of Beirut , Lebanon. The camp was founded in 1952 by the Mar Elias ( Prophet Elijah ) Greek Orthodox convent and is composed mainly of Christian Palestinians . Almost all the rest of the refugee camps in the area house Muslim Palestinians. In 2002 there were 1,406 registered refugees in the camp.
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palestinian refugee camp in lebanon
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palestinian refugee camp in the southwestern part of beirut
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