Aida | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | مخيم عايده |
• Latin | 'Ayda (official) |
Location of Aida within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°43′10″N 35°11′56″E / 31.71944°N 35.19889°E | |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Bethlehem |
Government | |
• Type | Refugee camp (from 1950) |
Area | |
• Total | 71 dunams (0.071 km2 or 0.027 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 2,824 |
• Density | 40,000/km2 (100,000/sq mi) |
Aida (Arabic: مخيم عايده), also spelled 'Ayda, is a Palestinian refugee camp situated 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the historic centre of Bethlehem and 1 km (0.62 mi) north of Beit Jala, in the central West Bank, State of Palestine.
According to the UNRWA, the camp had a population of approximately 5,498 refugees at the end of 2014.[2] According to the 2017 Palestinian census, the camp had a population of 2,824 residents.[1]