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Maghazi refugee camp
Maghazi | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | مخيم المغازي |
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  Maghazi Location of Maghazi within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°25′16.89″N 34°23′07.35″E / 31.4213583°N 34.3853750°E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Deir al-Balah |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Refugee Camp |
| Area | |
• Total | 559 dunams (0.559 km2 or 0.216 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 33,000 |
| • Density | 59,000/km2 (150,000/sq mi) |
| Population total includes that of the refugee camp and the Maghazi municipality | |
Maghazi (Arabic: مخيم المغازي) is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the Deir al-Balah Governorate in the central Gaza Strip. It was established in 1949. The camp is built on 559 dunums (0.6 km2). In July 2023, the UNRWA reported its population to be 33,000. During the first months of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, its population tripled and faced repeated airstrikes by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).
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