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Ain al-Hilweh
Description
Ain al-Hilweh is the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon with over 70,000 refugees, located West of Mieh Mieh Village and Mieh Mieh Camp, Southeast of the port city of Sidon and North of Darb Es Sim village. Ein el-Hillweh was established near the city of Sidon in 1948 by the International Committee of the Red Cross to accommodate refugees from Amqa, Saffourieh, Shaab, Taitaba, Manshieh, al-Simireh, al-Nahr, al-Sofsaf, Hitten, Ras al-Ahmar, al-Tiereh and Tarshiha in northern Palestine. The Ain Al-Hilweh Camp is located on land that is owned by landowners from Mieh Mieh village, Darb Es Sim, and Sidon. It was established in 1948 on a rental/lease basis. Because Lebanese Armed Forces are not allowed to enter the camp Ain al-Hilweh has been called a "zone of unlaw" by the Lebanese media. Many people wanted by the Lebanese government are believed to have taken refuge in the camp as a result of the lack of Lebanese authority. The Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-Ali moved to Ain el-Hilweh, with his family, during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. (via Freebase)
 
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Palestinians mark Prisoners' Day in Ain al-Hilweh
Lebanon Daily Star
— Apr 17, 2012 at 08:28 am
Palestinians mark Prisoners’ Day in Ain al-Hilweh
Lebanon Daily Star
— Apr 17, 2012 at 11:47 am
...Lebanon: Palestinians in the southern refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh began Tuesday a week of action to mark Prisoners’ Day in solidarity with the...
National Security forces take over Ain al-Hilweh checkpoint
Lebanon Daily Star
— Apr 9, 2012 at 11:36 pm
...Lebanon: The Palestinian National Security forces assumed command of a checkpoint in Ain al-Hilweh Monday that was previously controlled by a sm...
PLO secures land to resolve Ain al-Hilweh cemetery crisis
Lebanon Daily Star
— Apr 11, 2012 at 11:10 pm
...at overcapacity. It was only after months of protest that the deal securing the land was made at Ain al-Hilweh, the country’s largest camp. One ...