Palestinians in Jordan

Palestinians in Jordan
Total population

2,117,361 registered refugees as of 2014,[1]
of which 634,182 did not hold Jordanian citizenship in 2015[2]
Regions with significant populations
Amman, Zarqa, Irbid, Jerash and Balqa governorates
Languages
Arabic
Religion
Islam and Christianity

Palestinians in Jordan refers mainly to those with Palestinian refugee status currently residing there. Sometimes the definition includes Jordanian citizens with full Palestinian origin. Most Palestinian ancestors came to Jordan as Palestinian refugees between 1947 and 1967.[3] Today, most Palestinians and their descendants in Jordan are naturalized, making Jordan the only Arab country to fully integrate the Palestinian refugees of 1948, as the West Bank was annexed and held by Jordan between 1948 and 1967.[4]

  1. ^ "Where We Work - Jordan". UNRWA. 2014. Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
  2. ^ "Population stands at around 9.5 million, including 2.9 million guests". Mohammad Ghazal for The Jordan Times. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Chronology for Palestinians in Jordan". Refworld. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  4. ^ "Seventy+ Years of Suffocation | Chapter 2: Jordan". Seventy+ Years of Suffocation. Retrieved 2023-03-08.