The Torbat-e Jam camp, also called Mehmanshahr, [1] is an Afghan refugee camp (officially termed guest city) in eastern Iran, Torbat-e Jam established around 1998, with a capacity of 10,000 people. The camp, as of 2016, housed 4,000 Afghan refugees on a 100-hectare compound of permanent brick housing, schools and clinics, and a mosque. [2] [3] [4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7,000 [5] | — |
| 2008 | 5,000 [3] | −28.6% |
| 2016 | 4,000 [2] | −20.0% |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres visited the camp in late 2008 and described it as " probably the best refugee settlement in Iran, if not the world." [3]
References
- ^ "Mother country is best place of world". Iranian Students' News Agency. 3 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Iran, Afghan children's Peace and Friendship Painting Exhibition in Torbat-e Jam". Islamic Republic News Agency. 17 March 2016.
- ^ a b c UNHCR chief visits, praises refugee camp in eastern Iran. UNHCR News Stories, 21 November 2008
- ^ "Special on Afghan refugees". The New Humanitarian. 29 June 2004.
- ^ "The forgotten people count their luck". The Telegraph. 8 October 2001.
External links
- Food Security and Livelihoods Vulnerability Analysis of Afghan and Iraqi Kurd Refugee Households Encamped in Iran
- Rebuilding hygiene and sanitation facilities for newly arrived refugees
- WFP, UNCHR & BAFIA Joint Assessment Mission: Camp-based Refugees in Iran 26 April to 8 May 2006
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