Askar Camp

Askar Camp
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicمخيم عسكر
Askar
Askar
Askar Camp is located in State of Palestine
Askar Camp
Askar Camp
Location of Askar Camp within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°13′11.51″N 35°17′50.77″E / 32.2198639°N 35.2974361°E / 32.2198639; 35.2974361
Country Palestine
GovernorateNablus
Government
 • TypeRefugee Camp (from 1950)
Area
 • Total119 dunams (0.119 km2 or 0.046 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total11,304
 • Density95,000/km2 (250,000/sq mi)

Askar (Arabic: مخيم عسكر) is a Palestinian refugee camp. It is located on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus and was established in 1950 on 119 dunums of land. Residents of the camp refer to this as “New Askar”.[2]

  1. ^ Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. ^ "ASKAR REFUGEE CAMP". United Nations Relief and Works Agency. Retrieved 8 July 2020.