Rukban camp

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Rukban camp is an informal, isolated refugee settlement in the Syrian desert near the Jordanian border, known for its harsh conditions and limited humanitarian access.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rukban area 1
Rukban camp canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf informal settlement
internally displaced persons camp
refugee camp
accessRestrictedBy Jordanian national security apparatus
surface form: Jordanian authorities

Syrian government
aidDeliveryMode cross-border operations
intermittent humanitarian convoys
aidProvidedBy International Committee of the Red Cross
UNICEF
United Nations
World Food Programme
country Syria
describedAs informal, isolated refugee settlement in the Syrian desert near the Jordanian border
formedDuring Syrian Civil War
surface form: Syrian civil war
governedBy de facto local councils
hasCharacteristic desert environment
food insecurity
harsh living conditions
inadequate shelter
isolated
limited humanitarian access
poor healthcare access
protection concerns
remote
water scarcity
hasPopulationType Syrian internally displaced persons
Syrian refugees
locatedIn Homs Governorate
Rukban camp self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rukban area

Syrian Desert
southeastern Syria
locatedNear Jordan
Jordan–Syria border
Al-Tanf border crossing
surface form: al-Tanf border crossing
nearbyMilitaryPresence US-led coalition forces
Al-Tanf area
surface form: United States military at al-Tanf garrison
notableIssue blockade of humanitarian aid
child malnutrition
lack of medical evacuations
pressure on residents to return to government-held areas
winterization challenges
partOf Syrian refugee crisis
humanitarian crisis in Syria
peakPopulationEstimate 70000
populationTrend declining
startTime 2014
underControlOf various local armed groups

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Al-Tanf area nearbyRefugeeCamp Rukban camp
Rukban camp locatedIn Rukban camp self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rukban area