The Shatila refugee camp (Arabic: مخيم شاتيلا), also known as the Chatila refugee camp, is a settlement originally set up for Palestinian refugees in 1949. It is located in southern Beirut, Lebanon and houses more than 9,842 registered Palestine refugees.[1] Since the eruption of the Syrian Civil War, the refugee camp has received a large number of Syrian refugees. In 2014, the camp's population was estimated to be between 10,000 and 22,000.[2]
The Sabra and Shatila massacre was the slaughter of between 762 and 3,500 civilians, mostly Palestinians and Lebanese Shiites, by the Hobeika-led militia and the IDF in the Sabra neighborhood of southern Beirut and the nearby Shatila refugee camp from approximately 6:00 pm on 16 September to 8:00 am on 18 September 1982.[3]
During Syrian Civil War
School in the camp
Since the eruption of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, Lebanon's population has swelled by more than 1 million Syrian refugees. The camp has also swollen with Syrian refugees, receiving mostly the poor Syrians. As of 2014, the camp's population is estimated to be from 10,000 to 22,000.[2]
Management
Life in Shatila, a film from 2009
The camp comprises approximately one square kilometer and thus has an exceptionally high population density.[4]
UNRWA operates one health center and two primary schools within the camp. Non-governmental organizations active in the camp include Al-Najda, Beit Atfal Al-Soumoud, Norwegian Peoples' Aid, Doctors Without Borders, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society and the Association Najdeh.[5]
^ abc"Lebanon - Camp Profiles - Shatila". UNRWA. from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
^ ab"Syrian refugees fear permanent exile in Lebanon's camps". BBC News. 3 April 2014. from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
^Malone, Linda A. (1985). "The Kahan Report, Ariel Sharon and the Sabra-Shatilla Massacres in Lebanon: Responsibility Under International Law for Massacres of Civilian Populations". Utah Law Review: 373–433. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
^"News and media". ifrc.org. from the original on 26 August 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2006.
^"Association Najdeh". association-najdeh.org. from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
External links
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Lebanon - Camp Profiles - Shatila
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Are Knudsen and S. Hanafi (Eds.) Palestinian Refugees: Identity, Space and Place in the Levant. Routledge. 2010
shatila, refugee, camp, arabic, مخيم, شاتيلا, also, known, chatila, refugee, camp, settlement, originally, palestinian, refugees, 1949, located, southern, beirut, lebanon, houses, more, than, registered, palestine, refugees, since, eruption, syrian, civil, ref. The Shatila refugee camp Arabic مخيم شاتيلا also known as the Chatila refugee camp is a settlement originally set up for Palestinian refugees in 1949 It is located in southern Beirut Lebanon and houses more than 9 842 registered Palestine refugees 1 Since the eruption of the Syrian Civil War the refugee camp has received a large number of Syrian refugees In 2014 the camp s population was estimated to be between 10 000 and 22 000 2 Shatila in 2019Shatila in 2003 Contents 1 History 1 1 Establishment 1 2 During Lebanese Civil War 1 3 During Syrian Civil War 2 Management 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistoryEstablishment Shatila was set up by the International Committee of the Red Cross to accommodate hundreds of refugees who came there after 1948 1 They were from villages around the area of Amka Majd al Krum and Yajur in northern Palestine 1 During Lebanese Civil War The Sabra and Shatila massacre was the slaughter of between 762 and 3 500 civilians mostly Palestinians and Lebanese Shiites by the Hobeika led militia and the IDF in the Sabra neighborhood of southern Beirut and the nearby Shatila refugee camp from approximately 6 00 pm on 16 September to 8 00 am on 18 September 1982 3 During Syrian Civil War source source source School in the campSince the eruption of the Syrian Civil War in 2011 Lebanon s population has swelled by more than 1 million Syrian refugees The camp has also swollen with Syrian refugees receiving mostly the poor Syrians As of 2014 the camp s population is estimated to be from 10 000 to 22 000 2 Management source source source source source Life in Shatila a film from 2009The camp comprises approximately one square kilometer and thus has an exceptionally high population density 4 UNRWA operates one health center and two primary schools within the camp Non governmental organizations active in the camp include Al Najda Beit Atfal Al Soumoud Norwegian Peoples Aid Doctors Without Borders the Palestinian Red Crescent Society and the Association Najdeh 5 See alsoNaji al AliReferences a b c Lebanon Camp Profiles Shatila UNRWA Archived from the original on 1 August 2016 Retrieved 1 January 2014 a b Syrian refugees fear permanent exile in Lebanon s camps BBC News 3 April 2014 Archived from the original on 24 May 2023 Retrieved 28 September 2023 Malone Linda A 1985 The Kahan Report Ariel Sharon and the Sabra Shatilla Massacres in Lebanon Responsibility Under International Law for Massacres of Civilian Populations Utah Law Review 373 433 Archived from the original on 12 October 2017 Retrieved 1 January 2013 News and media ifrc org Archived from the original on 26 August 2006 Retrieved 23 August 2006 Association Najdeh association najdeh org Archived from the original on 15 April 2016 Retrieved 28 September 2023 External links nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shatila refugee camp Lebanon Camp Profiles Shatila Windward between Naples and Baghdad Are Knudsen and S Hanafi Eds Palestinian Refugees Identity Space and Place in the Levant Routledge 2010 33 51 46 N 35 29 54 E 33 86278 N 35 49833 E 33 86278 35 49833 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shatila refugee camp amp oldid 1179680169, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
