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Name Change to Concentration

Media reflects these camps as concentration. Perhaps a change of name is needed. There are claims of forced labour to mention by the way.Kafkasmurat (talk) 19:43, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Per WP:COMMONNAME, the name of this article is the one commonly used by independent, reliable English-language sources. I checked the New York Times, the BBC, and Fox News, and they all use "refugee". Looking at List of concentration and internment camps, Wikipedia distinguishes between detention in a concentration camp where leaving is not permitted, prisoner-of-war camp which is also involuntary, and a refugee camp where leaving is possible and the camp is an alternative to integrating into local settlements (which may or may not be allowed) or returning to the area of origin (which refugees left for security or economic reasons). The cited article appeared in Al Akhbar (Lebanon), and upon close reading is actually not referring to any of the camps listed in this article, but a set of 5 camps that only existed from 1948 to 1955. Those camps might make an interesting subject for a separate article. -- Beland (talk) 17:28, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ein Al-Tal refugee campm

When you click on the Ein Al-Tal refugee camp, it brings it but in arabic Wikipedia, someone please fix this to make it open English Wikipedia, here is the link if you would kindly do so: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ein_Al-Tal (. M. Is mobile Wikipedia, remove it if you want) Egyptio (talk) 10:00, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

What page are you clicking on? Zero^talk 10:58, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done Thanks, Huldra (talk) 23:30, 21 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Camps missing articles in Syria and Lebanon

We currently only have articles for the towns or cities next to these 8 camps. Arabic wikipedia has articles on each of the camps.

Syria

Al-Nayrab: Arabic wiki article at ar: مخيم النيرب
Al-Sabinah: Arabic wiki article at ar: مخيم سبينة
Khan Dannun: Arabic wiki article at ar: مخيم خان دنون
Khan al-Shih: Arabic wiki article at ar: مخيم خان الشيح
Daraa: Arabic wiki article at ar: مخيم درعا
Hama: Arabic wiki article at ar: مخيم حماة

Lebanon

Dbayeh: Arabic wiki article at ar: مخيم ضبية
Bourj el-Barajneh: Arabic wiki article at ar: مخيم برج البراجنة

Onceinawhile (talk) 16:23, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have started the below articles, as rough translations from the Arabic articles.

Onceinawhile (talk) 19:03, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Yadsalohcin: I was inspired to do this work today having noticed your work on a few of the other camp articles. I also did some work to clarify the situation of a few of the Gaza Strip camps. Onceinawhile (talk) 19:04, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for these, will take a closer look later- I noticed the previous ones from the list article only had Arabic articles, and felt moved to remedy the matter for the English language wikipedia. It seems sourcing of refs is quite problematic - not helped by multiple possible transliterations... Yadsalohcin (talk) 19:20, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have also updated the three templates: Template:Palestinian refugee camps, Template:Palestinian refugee dispersion map and Template:Palestinian refugee camps map. I think 100% of the camps now have articles. Onceinawhile (talk) 19:43, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Palestinian Gatherings

Palestinian Gatherings in Lebanon seems worthy of a new article. A good map from here: [1] As the UNDP says: Palestinian Gatherings represent one of the most vulnerable and marginalized host communities in Lebanon. They represent informal refugee areas that do not have official camp status and do not fall under the mandate of official entities. Estimated 140,000 host and displaced Palestinian refugees live in dire conditions that have long existed in the gatherings, marked by poverty and inequality; lack of service provision; run-down physical environments; and limited access to jobs and income generation opportunities.

Onceinawhile (talk) 10:37, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Abu Shukheidim

@Yadsalohcin: I think Abu Shukheidim should be removed from the list, or put in its own category:

The source given shows its population as N/A
The Arabic version of the Abu Shukheidim article ar:أبو شخيدم describes it as a village in which many refugees came to live, not as a camp
The OCHA OpT map (see right) does not call it a camp, but other unofficial camps like Qaddura are called a camp

Onceinawhile (talk) 22:38, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Onceinawhile:As a complete novice in the field of Palestinian refugee camps, I am happy with what you've set out here- I hope my efforts have helped. Do say if there's anything more I can do to help.Yadsalohcin (talk) 00:28, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]