Palestinians in Jordan
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2,117,361 registered refugees [1] 634,182 refugees who do not hold Jordanian citizenship[2] | |
| 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 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.[3] 2.1 million Palestinians are registered as refugees,[4][5][6] not including many Jordanians of Palestinian origin not registered as refugees with the UNRWA.[citation needed] 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 Amman New Camp (Wihdat) with over 51,500 residents.[7]
Palestinians are overwhelmingly concentrated in northern and central Jordan, specifically in the Amman Governorate, Zarqa Governorate and Irbid Governorate.[6]
Notable people
This is a list of notable Palestinians in Jordan and people of Palestinian ancestry:
- Anwar Nusseibeh, politician
- Ahmad Toukan, politician
- Amer Shafi, footballer
- Emad Hajjaj, cartoonist
- 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
- Hanan Al-Agha, plastic artist
- Eyad Nassar, actor
See also
- Refugees of the Syrian Civil War in Jordan
- Demographics of Jordan
- 1948 Palestinian exodus
- 1967 Palestinian exodus
- Jordanian annexation of the West Bank
- King Hussein's federation plan
Bibliography
- Gandolfo, Luisa (24 December 2012). Palestinians in Jordan: The Politics of Identity. I. B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-78076-095-7.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Massad, Joseph (26 May 2009). "Producing the Palestinian as Other: Jordan and the Palestinians". In Roger Heacock (ed.). Temps et espaces en Palestine: Flux et résistances identitaires. Presses de l’Ifpo. ISBN 978-2-35159-212-0; Full text at [1]
{{cite book}}: External link in|postscript=|ref=harv(help)CS1 maint: postscript (link) - Sayigh Yusuf, 1984, Al-Urdunn wa-l-Filastiniyyun, Dirasah fi Wihdat al-Masir aw al-Sira’ al-Hatmi (Arabic), London, Riyad El-Rayyis Books
References
- ^ https://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/jordan
- ^ http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/population-stands-around-95-million-including-29-million-guests
- ^ "Assessment for Palestinians in Jordan". Minorities at Risk. 2006. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Jordan - UNRWA".
- ^ "Palestinians at the end of 2012" (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ a b "World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Jordan - Palestinians". Minority Rights Group International. 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Where We Work - Jordan". UNRWA. 2014.
External links
- Progress, challenges, diversity - Insights into the socio-economic conditions of Palestinian refugees in Jordan, 2013 Fafo Foundation report
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