Bourj el-Barajneh refugee camp

Bourj el-Barajneh refugee camp مخيم برج البراجنة
Refugee camp
Bourj el-Barajneh refugee camp circa 1967
Coordinates: 33°50′44″N35°30′15″E / 33.8456°N 35.5042°E / 33.8456; 35.5042
Country	Lebanon
City	Beirut
Neighborhood	Bourj el-Barajneh
Established	1948
Founded by	Union of Red Cross Societies
Government
• Type	Administered by UNRWA
• Body	UNRWA
Population  (2024)
• Total	58,000
	18,000 Palestinian refugees and 40,000 Syrian refugees
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	UNRWA page

Bourj el-Barajneh refugee camp is a refugee camp in the Beirut neighbourhood of Bourj el-Barajneh, Lebanon. The camp was established by the Union of Red Cross Societies in 1948 to house Palestinian refugees displaced in the 1948 Palestinian expulsion. The camp was partially destroyed during the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon and the Lebanese civil war. ^[1]

As of 2024 the camp is home to 18,000 Palestinians and 40,000 Syrians displaced by the Syrian civil war. ^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Palestinian refugee camps

References

1. "Bourj el-Barajneh camp". www.unrwa.org. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
2. "Burj al Barajneh refugee camp: 'It is a continuous tragedy'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
3. "Syrian civil war stretches the limited resources at Bourj el-Barajneh refugee camp - OCHA article". Question of Palestine. Retrieved 2025-01-08.