Qabr Es-sit قبر الست Sayyidah Zaynab Camp | |
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  Qabr Es-sit Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:33°26′28″N36°20′11″E / 33.44111°N 36.33639°E /33.44111; 36.33639 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| Established | 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.02 km2 (0.0077 sq mi) |
| Population (Pre-war) | |
• Total | 23,700 (pre-war)[1] |
| Area code | 11 |
Qabr Essit Camp (Arabic:مخيم قبر الست, or Sayyidah Zaynab camp, is a 0.02-square-kilometer (4.9-acre)[1][2] refugee camp near the city ofSayyidah Zaynab, populated byPalestinians.[2] It is located 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) from the center of Damascus. The pre-war population of the camp was around 23,700.[1]
During theSyrian Civil War, up to 40% of the camps population had fled due to fighting surrounding the camp.[1]
Although the camp was established in 1948, most of its residents came fromQuneitra Governorate after1967, when theGolan Heights were occupied byIsrael.[1][2]
Qabr Essit camp was established on an area of 0.02 square kilometres in 1948, but the majority of the residents came in 1967. The residents, who were displaced from theGolan Heights in theQuneitra Governorate during the1967 Arab-Israeli conflict, were displaced a second time to Qabr Essit. Most had originallyfled to the Golan Heights in 1948 from nearby villages in northernPalestine.[1]
Displacement, unemployment, inflation, protection and security risks are big problems for the residents in the camp.[1] Poor sanitation is also a problem in the camp, and there is a relatively high incidence of illnesses associated with poor environmental health conditions. The sewage system is outdated and needs to be upgraded in order to cope with the demands of the camps population.[2]
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