Ein es-Sultan camp
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ʿEin/ʿAin es-Sulṭān | |
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Place | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| •Arabic | مخيّم عين سلطان |
| •Latin | Ayn al-Sulṭān (official) |
  ʿEin/ʿAin es-Sulṭān Location of ʿEin es Sultan/ʿAin as-Sulṭān withinPalestine | |
| Coordinates:31°52′40.24″N35°26′46.24″E/ 31.8778444°N 35.4461778°E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jericho |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 870dunams(0.87 km2or 0.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,384 |
| • Density | 5,000/km2(13,000/sq mi) |
| (including non-refugees) | |
| Name meaning | Sultan's Spring |
ʿEin es-Sulṭān camp(Arabic:عين سلطان,romanized:ʿAin Sulṭān,lit. 'Sultan's spring'), orʿEin Sultan camp,is arefugee campin theJericho Governorateof theState of Palestine,in theJordan Valley,in the easternWest Bank.The village is located adjacent to theEin es-SultanorElishaSpring, for which it is named, and the archaeological site ofTell es-Sultan,1 kilometer north-west of the city ofJericho.
ʿEin es-Sulṭān had a population of over 4,384 inhabitants in 2017.[1]In 1997,refugeesconstituted 81% of the population.[2]
History
ʿEin es-Sulṭān or ʿAin as-Sulṭān camp was established in 1948, on 870dunumsof arid land below theMount of Temptation.Just before the1967 Arab-Israeli conflict,the camp had accommodated some 20,000 refugees. During the hostilities the majority of the refugees fled across theJordan RivertoJordan.[3] On 13 November 1985, following an agreement withUNRWA,the Israeli authorities began a program of demolishing unused houses. At the time the camp’s population was 600.[4]In 1987 the authorities tried to expel as many of the refugees as they could. The US reports state that the refugees were suffering from "deteriorating economic circumstances".[5]
Today, ʿEin Sulṭān has a small population of only 1,732 registered refugees. Some non-refugees have moved onto the camp's lands and built illegal homes as there is over-crowding and Israel authorities controls the issuing of building permits.[6][7]
Water
Water scarcityis a major problem in this arid area, especially during the summer. The springs Ayn as-Sultan,Ayn an-Nuway'miaand Ayn ad-Duyuk were utilised during Roman rule for irrigation to cultivate the land.[8]After 1975 the water from the spring Ain as-Sultan was collected in four small basins.[5]UNRWA supplies Ein Sultan with water by pumping it from a nearby spring. The out fall of the spring is close toTell el-Sultan,the site of ancient Jericho.[9]During the summer months, water shortages in the camp cause tremendous hardship for the refugees.[10]However, theIsraeliwater companyMekorothas become the main supplier of water to the camp after Israel took control of water sources.[6]
Following the signing of the 1994Gaza–Jericho Agreementand Israeli army redeployment, the camp came under the control of thePalestinian National Authority.[6]
In 2002, two stories were added to Ein Sultan School, including a new library, a multi-purpose room, an additional three classrooms and a computer lab.
Notable people
References
- ^abPreliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017(PDF).Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics(PCBS) (Report).State of Palestine.February 2018. pp. 64–82.Retrieved2023-10-24.
- ^Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee StatusArchived2012-02-12 at theWayback Machine(1997)Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.
- ^Laurie A. Brand (1991) Palestinians in the Arab World: Institution Building and the Search for State Columbia University Press,ISBN0-231-06723-2,p 152
- ^Middle East International No 263, 22 November 1985, PublishersLord Mayhew,Dennis Walters MP;Daoud Kuttabp. 11
- ^abNear East/South Asia Report By United States Foreign Broadcast Information Service, United States Joint Publications Research Service Published by Foreign Broadcast Information Service, 1987 pp 16 and 28
- ^abcEin SultanUnited Nations Relief and Works Agency1 March 2005.
- ^"Badil".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-05-25.Retrieved2009-03-24.
- ^Nagendra Kr Singh, Nagendra Kumar Singh (2000) International Encyclopaedia of Islamic Dynasties Anmol Publications PVT. LTD.,ISBN81-261-0403-1p 218
- ^"Franciscan Cyberspot".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-03-09.Retrieved2009-03-24.
- ^UNRWA camp profile
External links
- Ein el-Sultan,articles fromUNWRA
- 'Ein as Sultan Camp (Fact Sheet),Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem,ARIJ
- 'Ein as Sultan Camp Profile,ARIJ
- 'Ein as Sultan aerial photo,ARIJ
- Locality Development Priorities and Needs in 'Ein as Sultan Camp,ARIJ
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