Maghazi Refugee Camp

Maghazi Refugee Camp is located approximately in the central Gaza Strip. It is bordered by Al-Zawaida village to the west, the railway line to the east, Bureij Refugee Camp to the north, and Al-Masdar village to the south.

Maghazi Camp occupies a central position in the Gaza Strip, extending between the railway line and the Mediterranean coast, a distance of approximately 7 kilometers.

The camp was established in 1949, following the Nakba of 1948. According to accounts from elderly residents who lived through that period, as well as excavations that uncovered the remains of British shelters, the site had previously served as a military position for the British Army.

The camp originally covered an area of approximately 559 dunams. However, population growth led to increasing overcrowding, prompting the camp to expand westward, northward, and southward at the expense of the surrounding agricultural land.

The camp's population was approximately 8,167 in 1967 and reached around 10,916 in 1987, according to statistics from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). Despite its relatively small area, the camp has one of the highest population densities among the refugee camps.

According to estimates by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Maghazi Camp had approximately 21,215 refugees in mid-2023.