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Where do the Palestinians live?

April 26, 2017live palestinians

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Where do the Palestinians live?

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The overwhelming majority of Palestinians live in the Middle East. UNRWA operates in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the occupied Palestinian territory. There are also sizeable numbers of refugees living in Iraq, Egypt and outside the Middle East. See Google map of where UNRWA works. Jordan * Around 1.9 Palestinian refugees are registered with UNRWA * Unlike any other host country, Jordan granted Palestinian refugees full citizenship rights, except for 120,000 people who originally came from the Gaza Strip * There are 10 official and three unofficial refugee camps in Jordan * More information on UNRWA’s operations in Jordan (Source: UNRWA): http://www.unrwa.org/etemplate.php?id=66 Lebanon * Around 425,000 Palestinian refugees are registered with UNRWA * There are 12 official refugee camps * Given their condition as stateless, Palestinians in Lebanon are denied many basic rights. For instance, they are barred from around 20 professions and have no access to public social services. Even acces