Zaatari refugee camp
Humanitarian Camps
In brief
- What happenedZaatari is a refugee camp in Jordan, located 10 kilometres east of Mafraq, which has gradually evolved into a permanent settlement; it is the world’s largest camp for Syrian refugees.
- How many affectedAffected persons: 78,908
- What help is neededResponse priorities should be confirmed in the linked source reports as needs change.
What changed
First retained snapshot
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Situation
Zaatari is a refugee camp in Jordan, located 10 kilometres east of Mafraq, which has gradually evolved into a permanent settlement; it is the world’s largest camp for Syrian refugees. It was first opened on 28 July 2012 to host Syrians fleeing the violence in the ongoing Syrian Civil War that erupted in March 2011.
WorldsAid verification
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Verified figures
- Affected persons
- 78,908 retained at 2020-12-09
What we knew when
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- Last verification represented by this immutable snapshot.
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Provenance
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