Aqabat Jaber | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | مخيّم عقبة جبر |
 Aqabat Jaber in the front, Jericho in the distance | |
  Aqabat Jaber Location of Aqabat Jaber withinPalestine | |
| Coordinates:31°50′17.00″N35°26′30.20″E / 31.8380556°N 35.4417222°E /31.8380556; 35.4417222 | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jericho |
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| • Type | Municipality |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 8,960 |
Aqabat Jaber (Arabic:مخيّم عقبة جبر) is aPalestinianrefugee camp in theJericho Governorate of the easternWest Bank, situated in theJordan Valley, three kilometers southwest ofJericho.
Aqabat Jaber was established in 1948 on 1,688dunams of arid land near theDead Sea. Prior to the 1967Six-Day War, the number of registeredPalestinian refugees totaled around 30,000. During and after the hostilities, the majority of refugees fled the camp and crossed theJordan River. 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 3,000.[2] Following the signing of the Gaza–Jericho Agreement in 1994, the camp came under the control of thePalestinian National Authority.[3]
In 2005 Aqabat Jaber had a population of 5,566 registered refugees. Non-refugees have moved onto the camp's lands and built illegal homes.[3]
Water scarcity is a major problem in this desert area, especially during the summer. TheUNRWA is able to provide some water to the camp by pumping it from a nearby spring. However, theIsraeli water companyMekorot is the main supplier of water to the camp.[3]
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