Palestinian Refugee Camps in Lebanon

Palestinians in Lebanon. There are 12 'official' camps spread over Lebanon; and as of 1 January 2012, there are 436,154* Palestinian refugees registered in Lebanon.

North Lebanon:

Beddawi Refugee Camp: was established in 1955
Nahr el Bared Refugee Camp: was established in 1949

Photo: Mini - Beddawi Camp in North Lebanon, 5km from Tripoli

Photo: Mini - Beddawi Camp in North Lebanon, 5km from Tripoli

Beirut**:

Burj Barajneh Refugee Camp: was established in 1948
Dbayeh Refugee Camp: was established in 1956
Mar Elias Refugee Camp: was established in 1952
Shatila Refugee Camp: was established in 1949

Photo: Mini - Entrance to Burj Barajneh in Beirut

South Lebanon***:

Ain el Hilweh Refugee Camp: was established in 1948
Burj Shemali Refugee Camp: established in 1948 (but UNRWA began providing services in 1955)
El Buss Refugee Camp****: was established in the 1950s
Mieh Mieh Refugee Camp: was established in 1954
Rashidieh Refugee Camp*****: was established in 1963

Photo: Mini - Murals outside Ain el Hilweh, Saida

Photo: Mini - Murals outside Ain el Hilweh, Saida

Photo: Mini - Murals outside Ain el Hilweh, Saida

East Lebanon:

Wavel Refugee Camp: was established in 1948

Photo from: Occupied Palestine | Wavel Refugee Camp
http://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2010/10/31/palestinians-in-refugee-camps/

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* Source: http://www.unrwa.org/etemplate.php?id=65
** Sabra Refugee Camp is located in Beirut, but isn't an "official" camp as it is not controlled by the UN.
*** There was also a refugee Camp in Nabatieh but it was destroyed by Israeli forces in 1974 and much of the population moved to Ain el Hilweh
**** El Buss was originally built by the French government for Armenian Refugees, but in the 1950s the Armenians were moved to the Anja area and Palestinian refugees settled here.
***** Rashidieh was also originally built for Armenian Refugees but was 'rebuilt' in 1963 by UNRWA to accomodate Palestinians who were evacuated from the Gouraud Refugee Camp near Baalbek.