Tel al-Sultan

Tel al-Sultan or Tall as-Sultan (Arabic: معسكر تل السلطان) is one of eight Palestinian refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. It is located in the Rafah Governorate just north of Rafah city and Rafah Camp.[2] It was established mainly to absorb refugees repatriated from Canada Camp.[3]

Tel al-Sultan
Arabic transcription(s)
  Arabicمعسكر تل السلطان
  LatinTall as Sultan Camp; Tel es-Sultan (official)
Tel Al-Sultan Camp (unofficial)
Tel al-Sultan
Location of Tel al-Sultan within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°18′32.32″N 34°14′35.17″E
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateRafah
Government
  TypeRefugee Camp
Population
 (2006[1])
  Total24,418

UNRWA does not make a distinction between Rafah Camp and Tall as-Sultan.[3] The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 2006 mid-year estimate for Tall as-Sultan is 24,418.[1]

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