Al-Shati refugee camp
Al-Shati | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | مخيم الشاطئ |
| • Latin | mukhayyam ash-Shati (official) Beach camp (unofficial) |
Aerial view of the Al-Shati refugee camp, significantly destroyed due to Israeli airstrikes, 3 July 2024. | |
Interactive map of Al-Shati | |
| Coordinates: 31°31′55.91″N 34°26′43.42″E / 31.5321972°N 34.4453944°E | |
| Country | Palestine |
| Governorate | Gaza Governorate |
| City | Gaza city |
| Government | |
| • Type | Refugee Camp (from 1949) |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 40,734 |
| • Density | 78,000/km2 (200,000/sq mi) |
Al-Shati (Arabic: مخيم الشاطئ), also known as Shati or Beach camp, is a Palestinian refugee camp along the Mediterranean Sea, located in Gaza City within Gaza Governorate in the northern part of Gaza Strip.
Al-Shati was established in 1948 for about 23,000 Palestinians who fled or were expelled from the cities of Jaffa, Lod, and Beersheba as well as surrounding villages during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The camp's total land area consists of 520 dunums.
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), al-Shati had a population of 40,734 inhabitants in 2017. As of July 2023, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) reports a population of 90,173 registered refugees. The camp is the third largest refugee camp in the Palestinian Territories.