Saturday, 16 June 2007

Ain al Hilweh Refugee Camp, Lebanon, 1983

Ein el-Hilweh is the largest Palestine refugee camp in Lebanon, both in area size and population. It is situated near the town of Saida 45 km south of Beirut. There are 45,337 registered Palestine refugees.

Source: UNRWA

Ain el Hilweh Refugee Camp,Lebanon, 1983: © Bettmann/CORBIS


Damaged Lebanese Refugee Camp, 1983
In the Ein Hilwe Refugee Camp, outside of Sidon, Lebanon, a car drives down a dusty street amid reconstruction of damaged buildings in the aftermath of an invasion by Israel.
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