Refugeecamp Al-Shati, Gaza Strip, Palestine 1992.

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Image of sheet 19920450 photo 14: Soldaten sprechen mit Palästinensischen Frauen. Auf Rundfahrt durchs Flüchtlingslager. El Shate. Graffiti an Plexiglaswand des Militär Jeeps. Totenkopf und Be Happy. Military Patrol Israeli occupied territory Gaza Strip Palestine Al Shate Refugeecamp Refugees 1992 Khan Yunis (Arabic: خان يونس‎, also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus; translation: Caravanserai [of] Yunis) is a city in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Khan Yunis had a population of 142,637 in 2007. Although Khan Yunis lies only four kilometers east of the Mediterranean Sea, its climate is semi-arid with temperature of 30 degrees Celsius maximum in summer and 10 degrees Celsius maximum in winter, with an annual rainfall of approximately 260 mm. Al-Shati camp (Arabic: مخيّم الشاطئ‎), also known as Beach camp, is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the northern Gaza Strip along the Mediterranean Sea coastline in the Gaza Governorate, and more specifically Gaza City. The camp's total land area consists of 727 dunums. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), al-Shati had a population of 87,158 inhabitants in mid-year 2006, while the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) reports a population of 78,800 registered refugees. The camp is the third largest refugee camp in the Palestinian Territories
Color: Black & White
Type: Negative
Country: Palästina
Region: Gazastreifen
Place: Al Shate-Camp
Date: May 10, 1992