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Mrajeeb Al Fhood refugee camp

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Country
  
Jordan

Settled
  
2013

Address
  
Jordan

Population
  
4,196 (2013)

Governorate
  
Zarqa Governorate

Time zone
  
UTC+2 (UTC+2)

Area
  
34 ha

Phone
  
+962 7 9727 8649

Mrajeeb Al Fhood refugee camp

Mrajeeb Al Fhood refugee camp (also spelled variously as Murijep al Fhoud and Marjeeb Al Fahood) is a refugee camp for refugees fleeing the Syrian Civil War. It is located in Mrajeeb Al Fhood, a stretch of arid plains some 20 kilometers east of Zarqa, Jordan. It was opened in April 2013 and is funded by the United Arab Emirates.

The camp was built to cope with the influx of more Syrian refugees, as the capacity of the Zaatari refugee camp is showing to be insufficient. Jordanian officials feared that the number of Syrian refugees in Jordan could double in the next six months as the fighting escalates during warmer weather. As of January 2015, the camp has a population of 4,196.

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