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(Redirected from Palestinian Jordanians) Refugees and also Jordanian citizens Ethnic group
Palestinians in Jordan
Total population

2,117,361 registered refugees as of 2014,
of which 634,182 did not hold Jordanian citizenship in 2015
Regions with significant populations
Amman, Zarqa, Irbid, Jerash and Balqa governorates
Languages
Arabic
Religion
Islam and Christianity

Palestinians in Jordan refers mainly to those with Palestinian refugee status currently residing there. Sometimes the definition includes Jordanian citizens with full Palestinian origin. Most Palestinian ancestors came to Jordan as Palestinian refugees between 1947 and 1967. Today, most Palestinians and their descendants in Jordan are naturalized, making Jordan the only Arab country to fully integrate the Palestinian refugees of 1948, as the West Bank was annexed and held by Jordan between 1948 and 1967.

Population

In Jordan, there is no official census data for how many inhabitants are Palestinians and it rather depends on the definition of who is a Palestinian. Some 2.18 million Palestinians were registered as refugees in 2016. As of 2014, around 370,000 live in ten refugee camps, with the biggest one being Baqa'a refugee camp with over 104,000 residents, followed by Al-Wehdat refugee camp with over 51,500 residents. Minority Rights Group International estimated that there are around 3 million Palestinians in Jordan.

Palestinians are overwhelmingly concentrated in northern and central Jordan, specifically in the Amman Governorate, Zarqa Governorate and Irbid Governorate.

Notable people

See also: Category:Jordanian people of Palestinian descent

This is a list of notable Palestinians in Jordan and people of Palestinian ancestry:

See also

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Where We Work - Jordan". UNRWA. 2014. Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
  2. "Population stands at around 9.5 million, including 2.9 million guests". Mohammad Ghazal for The Jordan Times. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Chronology for Palestinians in Jordan". Refworld. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  4. "Seventy+ Years of Suffocation | Chapter 2: Jordan". Seventy+ Years of Suffocation. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  5. "Assessment for Palestinians in Jordan". Minorities at Risk. 2006. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  6. ^ "World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Jordan - Palestinians". Minority Rights Group International. 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  7. "Palestinians in Jordan". Minority Rights Group. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

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