• Camp Manager from SRAD and Head of Sub-Office from UNHCR
The camp is jointly led by UNHCR the UN Refugee Agency and SRAD The Syrian Refugee Affairs Directorate
Area
• Total
2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2)
Population
(2022)
• Total
82,000+-
• Density
62,710/sq mi (24,212/km2)
figures from 2 January 2018 (UNHCR)
Time zone
UTC+2 (UTC+3)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (UTC+3)
Area code
+(962)
Website
www.unhcr.org
The Zaatari refugee camp (Arabic: مخيم الزعتري) is a refugee camp in Jordan, located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Mafraq, which has gradually evolved into a permanent settlement;[1] it is the world's largest camp for Syrian refugees.[2] It was first opened on 28 July 2012 to host Syrians fleeing the violence in the ongoing Syrian War that erupted in March 2011.[3] It is connected to the road network by a short road which leads to Highway 10.
Early on, there were primarily issues with inadequate food supplies and inadequate housing.[4][5] In 2013 it was reported that the camp was experiencing an increasing number of reports of crime.[6] Demonstrations were or are used as a forum to create awareness of the conflict and to express political views against the current government led by Bashar al-Assad and the violence inflicted by the Syrian Armed Forces.[7] Due to the maximum capacity of 60,000 refugees in March 2013 a second camp was built 20 kilometres east of Zarqa in the Marjeeb Al Fahood plains.[6][8] On 5 April 2014 a riot resulted in a number of injuries to both refugees and Jordanian police. One refugee was killed by gunshot.[9]
In 2015, filmmakers Zach Ingrasci and Chris Temple lived in Zaatari for a month, resulting in the documentary Salam Neighbor.
^"Refugee Camp for Syrians in Jordan Evolves as a Do-It-Yourself City" "Refugee Camp for Syrians in Jordan Evolves as a Do-It-Yourself City"]. by Michael Kimmelman in The New York Times 4 July 2014
^Hayden, Sally (22 March 2017). "Inside the world's largest camp for Syrian refugees". Irish Times. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^Cite error: The named reference UNHCR data Portal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Protests continue at Zaatari camp as community leaders emerge". The Jordan Times. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
^Taylor Luck (24 September 2012). "Police disperse rioting Syrians at Zaatari camp". The Jordan Times. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
^ ab"Jordan selects Zarqa site for second Syrian refugee camp". Jordan Times. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
^"Refugees Daily". UNHCR. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
^"Second camp for Syrian refugees opens in Jordan". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
^"Syria crisis: Deadly clash in Jordan's Zaatari camp". BBC News. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
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