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Tel_As-Sultan Latitude and Longitude:

31°18′32.32″N 34°14′35.17″E / 31.3089778°N 34.2431028°E / 31.3089778; 34.2431028
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Tel al-Sultan
Arabic transcription(s)
 •  Arabicمعسكر تل السلطان
 •  LatinTall as Sultan Camp; Tel es-Sultan (official)
Tel Al-Sultan Camp (unofficial)
Tel al-Sultan is located in State of Palestine
Tel al-Sultan
Tel al-Sultan
Location of Tel al-Sultan within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°18′32.32″N 34°14′35.17″E / 31.3089778°N 34.2431028°E / 31.3089778; 34.2431028
State State of Palestine
Governorate Rafah
Government
 • Type Refugee Camp
Population
 (2006 [1])
 • Total24,418

Tel al-Sultan or Tall as-Sultan ( Arabic: معسكر تل السلطان) is one of eight Palestinian refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. It is located in the Rafah Governorate just north of Rafah city and Rafah Camp. [2] It was established mainly to absorb refugees repatriated from Canada Camp. [3]

UNRWA does not make a distinction between Rafah Camp and Tall as-Sultan. [3] The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 2006 mid-year estimate for Tall as-Sultan is 24,418. [1]

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