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|poptime = 3,240,000<br/> <small>50-60% of Jordan's population'''</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forcedmigration.org/research-resources/expert-guides/palestinian-refugees-in-jordan/fmo025.pdf|title=Palestinian Refugees in Jordan|publisher=Forced Migration Online|format=PDF}}</ref> |
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|popplace = [[Amman Governorate|Amman]], [[Zarqa Governorate|Zarqa]], [[Irbid Governorate|Irbid]], [[Jerash Governorate|Jerash]] and [[Balqa Governorate|Balqa]] governorates |
|popplace = [[Amman Governorate|Amman]], [[Zarqa Governorate|Zarqa]], [[Irbid Governorate|Irbid]], [[Jerash Governorate|Jerash]] and [[Balqa Governorate|Balqa]] governorates |
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'''Palestinians in Jordan''' refers to people with Palestinian citizenship of Palestinian refugee status living in Jordan or sometimes all those of full or partial [[Palestinian people|Palestinian ancestry]] living in [[Jordan]]. Most Palestinian ancestors came to Jordan as [[Palestinian refugee]]s between 1947 to 1967. Today, most Palestinians and their descendants in Jordan are fully naturalized, making Jordan the only Arab country to fully integrate the Palestinian refugees of 1948. |
'''Palestinians in Jordan''' refers to people with Palestinian citizenship of Palestinian refugee status living in Jordan or sometimes all those of full or partial [[Palestinian people|Palestinian ancestry]] living in [[Jordan]]. Most Palestinian ancestors came to Jordan as [[Palestinian refugee]]s between 1947 to 1967. Today, most Palestinians and their descendants in Jordan are fully naturalized, making Jordan the only Arab country to fully integrate the Palestinian refugees of 1948. |
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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 estimate the Palestinians to constitute more than half of the Jordanian population,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/assessment.asp?groupId=66302 |title=Assessment for Palestinians in Jordan |work=[[Minorities at Risk]] |date=2006 |accessdate=22 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="MRPalestinians">{{cite web |url=http://www.minorityrights.org/4945/jordan/palestinians.html |title=World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Jordan |work=[[Minority Rights Group International]] |date=2008 |accessdate=22 December 2013}}</ref> which in 2008 amounted to about 3 million.<ref name="MRPalestinians"/> [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]] put their number at |
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 estimate the Palestinians to constitute more than half of the Jordanian population,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/assessment.asp?groupId=66302 |title=Assessment for Palestinians in Jordan |work=[[Minorities at Risk]] |date=2006 |accessdate=22 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="MRPalestinians">{{cite web |url=http://www.minorityrights.org/4945/jordan/palestinians.html |title=World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Jordan |work=[[Minority Rights Group International]] |date=2008 |accessdate=22 December 2013}}</ref> which in 2008 amounted to about 3 million.<ref name="MRPalestinians"/> [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]] put their number at 3.24 million in 2009.<ref name="PCBSJordan">{{cite web |url=http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/portals/_pcbs/PressRelease/Press_En_PalestiniansEOY2012E.pdf |title=Palestinians at the end of 2012 |work=[[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]] |date=2009 |accessdate=22 December 2013}}</ref> There are more than two million registered Palestinian refugees in Jordan as of January 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/jordan |title=Where We Work - Jordan |work=[[United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East|UNRWA]] |date=2012 |accessdate=22 December 2013}}</ref> |
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Palestinians are overwhelmingly concentrated in northern and central Jordan, specifically in the [[Amman Governorate]], [[Zarqa Governorate]] and [[Irbid Governorate]].<ref name="MRPalestinians"/> They face discrimination in the government and other sections of society.<ref name="MRPalestinians"/> |
Palestinians are overwhelmingly concentrated in northern and central Jordan, specifically in the [[Amman Governorate]], [[Zarqa Governorate]] and [[Irbid Governorate]].<ref name="MRPalestinians"/> They face discrimination in the government and other sections of society.<ref name="MRPalestinians"/> |
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Revision as of 21:31, 29 December 2014
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| Amman, Zarqa, Irbid, Jerash and Balqa governorates | |
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| Arabic | |
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| Islam and Christianity |
Palestinians in Jordan refers to people with Palestinian citizenship of Palestinian refugee status living in Jordan or sometimes all those of full or partial Palestinian ancestry living in Jordan. Most Palestinian ancestors came to Jordan as Palestinian refugees between 1947 to 1967. Today, most Palestinians and their descendants in Jordan are fully naturalized, making Jordan the only Arab country to fully integrate the Palestinian refugees of 1948.
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 estimate the Palestinians to constitute more than half of the Jordanian population,[2][3] which in 2008 amounted to about 3 million.[3] Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics put their number at 3.24 million in 2009.[4] There are more than two million registered Palestinian refugees in Jordan as of January 2012.[5]
Palestinians are overwhelmingly concentrated in northern and central Jordan, specifically in the Amman Governorate, Zarqa Governorate and Irbid Governorate.[3] They face discrimination in the government and other sections of society.[3]
Notable people
This is a list of Palestinian people in Jordan and people of Palestinian ancestry:
- Anwar Nusseibeh, politician
- Ahmad Toukan, politician
- Amer Deeb, footballer
- Hassan Abdel-Fattah, footballer
- Ibrahim Nasrallah, poet and novelist
- Princess Firyal of Jordan, princess
- Samir al-Rifai, politician
- Queen Alia of Jordan, third wife of king Hussein
- Queen Rania of Jordan, wife of king Abdullah II
See also
References
- ^ "Palestinian Refugees in Jordan" (PDF). Forced Migration Online.
- ^ "Assessment for Palestinians in Jordan". Minorities at Risk. 2006. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d "World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Jordan". Minority Rights Group International. 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ "Palestinians at the end of 2012" (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ "Where We Work - Jordan". UNRWA. 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
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