'Azza
Palestinian refugee camp in Bethlehem
title: "'Azza" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["palestinian-refugee-camps-in-the-west-bank", "1950-establishments-in-the-west-bank-governorate", "bethlehem-in-the-israeli–palestinian-conflict", "populated-places-established-in-1950"] description: "Palestinian refugee camp in Bethlehem" topic_path: "geography/israel" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/'Azza" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Palestinian refugee camp in Bethlehem ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 'Azza |
| other_name | Beit Jibrin Camp |
| translit_lang1 | Arabic |
| translit_lang1_type | Arabic |
| translit_lang1_info | مخيم بيت جبرين |
| translit_lang1_type1 | Latin |
| translit_lang1_info1 | Beit Jibrin Camp (unofficial) |
| type | Refugee camp |
| image_skyline | Al 'Azza entrance.jpg |
| image_caption | Al 'Azza entrance |
| pushpin_map | Palestine |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of 'Azza |
| coordinates | |
| grid_name | Palestine grid |
| subdivision_type | State |
| subdivision_name | State of Palestine |
| subdivision_type1 | Governorate |
| subdivision_name1 | Bethlehem |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 1950 |
| government_footnotes | tags -- |
| government_type | Refugee Camp (from 1950) |
| unit_pref | dunam |
| area_total_km2 | 0.27 |
| area_total_dunam | 27 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 1523 |
| population_as_of | 2017 |
| :: |
| name = 'Azza | other_name = Beit Jibrin Camp | translit_lang1 = Arabic | translit_lang1_type = Arabic | translit_lang1_info = مخيم بيت جبرين | translit_lang1_type1 = Latin | translit_lang1_info1 = Beit Jibrin Camp (unofficial) | type = Refugee camp | image_skyline = Al 'Azza entrance.jpg | image_caption = Al 'Azza entrance | pushpin_map = Palestine | pushpin_map_caption = Location of 'Azza | image_map = | map_caption = | coordinates = | grid_name = Palestine grid | grid_position = | subdivision_type = State | subdivision_name = State of Palestine | subdivision_type1 = Governorate | subdivision_name1 = Bethlehem | established_title = Founded | established_date = 1950 | government_footnotes = tags -- | government_type = Refugee Camp (from 1950) | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = dunam | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 0.27 | area_total_dunam = 27 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 1523 | population_as_of = 2017 | population_note = | population_density_km2 = | website = | footnotes = Azza (; also spelled Azzeh, Azzah or Alazzeh) also known as Beit Jibrin Camp () is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Bethlehem Governorate located within the city of Bethlehem. It is the smallest of the 59 Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank and nearby countries. It was established in 1950 in an area of 20 dunam and receives services from UNRWA workers based in nearby Aida Camp. Inside the camp, there are no medical or educational services, so it was merged with the Aida Camp for the purposes of receiving services.
The camp is named after a prominent Palestinian family from the depopulated village of Beit Jibrin west of the Hebron Hills in present-day Israel. The UNRWA recorded a population of 2,025 in 2005, while the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) projected a population of 1,750 in 2006, with UNRWA reporting a population of approximately 1,337 refugees and 2,900 total in 2016. The PCBS reported a population of 1,523 in 2017.
It has been under the control of the Palestinian National Authority since 1995.
Other nearby landmarks include Jacir Palace, The Walled Off Hotel, Rachel's Tomb, Bethlehem University, the Palestine Museum of Natural History, and the Israeli settlements of Gilo and Har Homa. The nearest access point to Jerusalem, on the other side of the West Bank barrier, is Checkpoint 300 to the north.
References
References
- (February 2018). "Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017". [[State of Palestine]].
- [https://pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop10.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Bethlehem Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-05-16 [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]].)
- (31 March 2005). "Beit Jibrin Refugee Camp". United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
- (2016). "Beit Jibrin Camp". United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
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