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Table 2.7: Distribution of Palestinian Refugees Outside Camps in Lebanon
Population Numbers, Distribution and Characteristics
Location Population
Marginal “Camps” a
Jal al-Bahar 905
al-Burghlia 128
al-Wasta 708
al-Eitania 269
al-Sika 660
al-Baraksat 2,535
Bustan al-Yahodi 1,210
al-Hamshri 1,200
Mustashfa Gaza 600
al-Tariq al-Jadida 257
al-Aramel 867
al-Muhajariin 1,029
Refugee “Gatherings” b
al-Ghazia 1,305
Wadi al-Ziny 8,825
al-Nae’mi 4,480
Bar Elias 2,949
Tha’alabia 4,140
Cities
Sur 4,916
Sida 17,336
Beirut 13,817
Tripoli 3,726
Total 71,862
Source: Ali Sha’aban, Hussein, Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon: From Hosting through Discrimination [Arabic]. Jerusalem: PASSIA, 2002. (Figures
as of June 2001.)
a. Marginal camps, considered “illegal settlements”, were established during different waves of displacement. They also provided shelter to refugees
displaced as a result of the destruction of official camps and refugee housing during the civil war in Lebanon.
b. Refugee “gatherings” are located far from the cities and are largely inhabited by refugees who have moved out of camps due to improved socioeconomic
status. Unlike camps, refugees in gatherings own their homes.
2.3 Demographic Indicators
The Palestinian refugee and IDP population is young. More than one-third of all registered refugees are below the
age of fifteen. There are no statistics for internally displaced Palestinians. However, as differences between refugee
and non-refugee populations in major Arab host states are negligible (except for Lebanon), 32 the age structure of
IDPs is likely to follow that of Palestinians inside Israel and in the OPT. 33
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