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Zaatari refugee camp

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Zaatari refugee camp

The Zaatari refugee camp (Arabic: مخيم الزعتري) is a refugee camp, located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Mafraq, Jordan, which has become a settlement. It is the world's largest camp for Syrian refugees. in terms of size. It was first opened on 28 July 2012 to host Syrians fleeing the violence in t

he ongoing Syrian War that erupted in March 2011. It is connected to the road network by a short road which leads to Highway 10. Early on, the primary issues were inadequate food supplies and housing. In 2013 it was reported that the camp was experiencing growing crime. Demonstrations were or are used as a forum to create awareness of the conflict; they were also to express political views against the then government of Bashar al-Assad and the violence inflicted by the Syrian Armed Forces. Due to the maximum capacity of 60,000 refugees in March 2013 a second camp was built 20 kilometres east of Zarqa in the Marjeeb Al Fahood plains. On 5 April 2014 a riot resulted in one refugee being killed by gunshot as well as a number of injuries to both refugees and Jordanian police.

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