Balata refugee camp
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Balata refugee camp is a densely populated Palestinian refugee camp near Nablus in the West Bank, known as one of the largest and most politically active camps in the Palestinian territories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Balata refugee camp canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Palestinian refugee camp
ⓘ
refugee camp ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | State of Palestine ⓘ |
| demographics | predominantly Palestinian refugees and their descendants ⓘ |
| established | 1950 ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | 1948 Arab–Israeli War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Nablus Municipality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palestinian National Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCemetery | martyrs cemetery ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
UNRWA health center
ⓘ
UNRWA schools ⓘ community centers ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
limited infrastructure
ⓘ
overcrowding ⓘ poverty ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| hasOrganization |
local popular committees
ⓘ
women’s organizations ⓘ youth centers ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfHousing | high-density housing ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
First Intifada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Intifada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
armed resistance activity during periods of conflict
ⓘ
strong presence of Palestinian political factions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nablus Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palestinian territories NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bank ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Nablus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Balata village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Balata archaeological site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tell Balata NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient city of Shechem ⓘ |
| originalRefugeePopulationFrom |
Jaffa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lydda NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nablus urban area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalCharacteristic | politically active ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic |
densely populated
ⓘ
one of the largest Palestinian refugee camps in the Palestinian territories ⓘ one of the largest Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank ⓘ |
| religion | predominantly Muslim ⓘ |
| securitySituation | frequent Israeli military incursions ⓘ |
| shortName | Balata camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.