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Geographical location: -
Fara camp located at a distance of 17 km northeast of
the city of Nablus, 5 km south of the town of Tubas, 25 km,
south of the city of Jenin (on the road to Nablus - Tubas)
via Quirky it is part of the mountainous area, where the
sloping rock on a hill, show Fara camp citadel over Tel
surrounded by mountains and the series is a forum on
transportation lines up surrounding villages such as Aghwar,
Cires, Al-Jadedeh, Sanor, Yassid, and takes the group of
villages including Taluzah, Albaman, Tamun, Tubas and Cires.
Why name: -
Due to the name Ein Fara adjacent to the camp, and
attributed to Vreeth or Hajjaj bin Yusuf Althagafi
impregnated by such eye is appointed under way with a
permanent freshwater run appreciates spring's water b 2.5
million cubic meters annually.
A historical overview: -
This camp was established on the land leased to
recognized international relief agency by the Ministry of
Works and reconstruction Jordanian year 1949 to set up a
refugee camp there after the calamity 1948 and this land is
part of the territory and the territory of Tubas,
Abdel-Hadi's family had built the camp in 1950 , where
established international relief agency initially tents
housing public institutions and schools and clinics, a
mosque and the situation continued until 1951.
In 1951 was established houses of asbestos
In 1952 was established houses of cement
In 1958-1959 was created
another section of the camp located to the west of the camp
and later became part of the camp named this section the
western camp, in the month of November 1998 became the camp
under the control of the Palestinian National Authority
within the area (a) as a result of the signing of a
memorandum Wye River.
The reason for choosing this site:
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1-proximity to the head spring water and called the Ras
al-Fara
2-to enable people to work in agriculture because the site
and need to agricultural labor at the time, the region known
very, very special agriculture and citrus, and vegetables of
all kinds abound in the region, artesian wells used for
watering plants.
An area of the camp: -
The area of the camp, 225 dunums any 225000 square
meters.
Population: -
Live Fara camp currently about 7094 people as statistics
and the recent relief agency.
Reverse migration out of the camp:
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There is counterproductive to the brain outside the camp
to the two areas of Tulkarm and Jenin, near to these cities
for the workplace inside Israel but the migration rate is
currently very few.
* Percentage of residents inside the camp 72%
* Percentage of residents outside the camp 28%
Population density: -
Population density is estimated at Camp Fara about 35-40
m2/people
Economic life: -
1 - The vast majority of labor unions in the camp
of the first class, where some workers in Israel in the
construction sector (craftsmen) and the Department of
Agriculture in the West Bank and especially agricultural
land adjacent to the camp, where the camp takes orange
and lemon groves and almond trees cultivated land comes
after both staff the international relief agency or
government whether civilian or military Lao in private
institutions (the ratio of staff 14%) and then comes
some farmers who are in agriculture and those little
numbers.
2 - The camp, a remote area far from the duty both
in the land of 48 or in work areas in the West Bank
3 - The general economic situation in the camp of
Fara bad and weak and is clearly more than the other
regions and for the following geographical from duty, or
for meager wages received by workers to work near the
camp and agricultural areas.
The reasons for the economic vulnerability of Fara camp:
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1 Geographical distance and this requires that wakes
Group three o'clock
2 This low-wage workers who work in depressions in
agriculture and in the areas surrounding the camp
3 Lest some workers from working in the territory of 48,
fearing arrest and prevention of work there
4 The lack of guidance and counseling for some young
people in the first age to bear the burdens of life
5 The absence of a strong economic plants absorb good
number of workers in the region
6 The return of some residents of the Gulf and their
remittances from family disruption in the camp and the
inability of the local market to absorb them
7 Because of the high cost of living and the exorbitant
price rises, which leads to the erosion of wages and
depreciation of the currency
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