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Azraq refugee camp
Refugee camp
Azraq refugee camp is located in Jordan
Azraq refugee camp
Azraq refugee camp
Location in Jordan
Coordinates: 31°54′19″N 36°34′51″E / 31.9054°N 36.5809°E / 31.9054; 36.5809
CountryAzraq refugee camp Jordan
GovernorateZarqa Governorate
SettledApril 2014
Population
 (2019)
 • Total35,752
 figures from August 2019
Time zoneUTC+2 (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (UTC+3)

The Azraq refugee camp is a refugee camp, located near Azraq, Jordan, built for refugees of the Syrian Civil War. It was developed, and is operated, by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in conjunction with the Government of Jordan.[1] It first opened in April 2014. As of March 2016 it had over 32,000 refugees in it;[1] by August 2019 that number was over 35,000.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Syria Regional Refugee Response – Azraq". UNHCR. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference jtimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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