Qabr Essit Camp ( ar, مخيم قبر الست, or Sayyidah Zaynab camp, is a refugee camp near the city of

Sayyidah Zaynab Sayyidah Zaynab ( ar, السيدة زينب, as-Sayyidah Zaynab; meaning "Lady Zaynab"), commonly known as Sitt Zaynab ( ar, ست زينب), is a town in the Rif Dimashq Governorate of Syria, south of Damascus, the national capital. With a popula ...

, populated by

Palestinians Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

. It is located from the center of Damascus. The pre-war population of the camp was around 23,700. During the Syrian Civil War, up to 40% of the camps population had fled due to fighting surrounding the camp. Although the camp was established in 1948, most of its residents came from

Quneitra Governorate Quneitra Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة القنيطرة / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Al-Qunayṭrah'') is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in southern Syria, notable for the location of the Golan Heights. The ...

after

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, when the

Golan Heights The Golan Heights ( ar, هَضْبَةُ الْجَوْلَانِ, Haḍbatu l-Jawlān or ; he, רמת הגולן, ), or simply the Golan, is a region in the Levant spanning about . The region defined as the Golan Heights differs between di ...

were occupied by

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

History

Establishment

Qabr Essit camp was established on an area of 0.02 square kilometres in 1948, but the majority of the residents came in 1967. The residents, who were displaced from the

in the

during the 1967 Arab-Israeli conflict, were displaced a second time to Qabr Essit. Most had originally fled to the Golan Heights in 1948 from nearby villages in northern

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Operation and living

Displacement, unemployment, inflation, protection and security risks are big problems for the residents in the camp. Poor sanitation is also a problem in the camp, and there is a relatively high incidence of illnesses associated with poor environmental health conditions. The sewage system is outdated and needs to be upgraded in order to cope with the demands of the camps population.

References

Rif Dimashq Governorate Palestinian refugee camps in Syria 1948 establishments in Syria Populated places established in 1948 {{rifDimashqSY-geo-stub