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| Number of Palestinian refugees: 3.7m |
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| 1.6m in Jordan |
| 824,622 in Gaza |
| 583,009 in West Bank |
| 383,199 in Syria |
| 376,472 in Lebanon |
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| Source: UNRWA 2000 |
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| The Palestinians are the world's largest refugee population. Many of those living in the squalid camps of Jordan, Gaza, and the West Bank are now second or third generation refugees. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled or were forced to leave their homes in 1948 when Israel was created and again in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. They have spread all over the world, but are concentrated in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and the West Bank. The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is responsible for providing assistance to these people.
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