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Ein as-Sultan' (مخيّم عين السلطان) is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Jericho Governorate in the eastern West Bank situated in the Jordan Valley, located 1 kilometers North of Jericho. Ein Sultan camp was established in 1948, on 870 dunums of land below the Mount of Temptation. Just before the 1967 Arab-Israeli conflict, the camp had accommodated some 20,000 refugees. During the hostilities most of the refugees fled to Jordan. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Ein as-Sultan had a population of over 1,469 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. In 1997, refugees constituted 81% of the population.
Following Israeli redeployment in 1994, the camp came under Palestinian Authority control.
UNRWA supplies Ein Sultan with water by pumping it from a nearby spring. During the summer months, water shortages in the camp cause tremendous hardship for the refugees.
In 2002, two stories were added to Ein Sultan School, including a new library, multi-purpose room, additional three class rooms and computer lab.
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