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.

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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

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

Nablus Governorate containsRefugeeCamp Balata refugee camp
Tell Balata nearModernSettlement Balata refugee camp