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  UNRWA: refugee camp profiles: jordan field office
Jabal el-Hussein camp is one of four camps established after l948 to accommodate Palestine refugees who left Palestine as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
The camp was set up in l952 for 8,000 refugees on an area of 421,000 square metres north west of Amman.
The Agency also runs 10 schools in neighbouring Jabal Nuzha for 7,695 enrolled pupils, with a teaching staff of 250.
www.un.org /unrwa/refugees/jordan/jabalelhussein.html   (265 words)

  
  Yom Kippur War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
King Hussein of Jordan feared another major loss of territory as had occurred in the Six-Day War, during which Jordan was halved in population.
Hussein still saw the West Bank as part of Jordan and wanted it restored to his kingdom.
On the night of September 25, Hussein secretly flew to Tel Aviv to warn Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir of an impending Syrian attack.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yom_Kippur_War   (8664 words)

  
 El-agizy Corporaion // About Egypt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Jabal Katrinah (2,642 m/8,668 ft), the highest elevation in Egypt, is in the Sinai Peninsula, as is Mount Sinai, where, according to the Old Testament, Moses received the Ten Commandments.
The chief mineral resource of contemporary value is oil, found mainly in the Red Sea coastal region, at El Alamein on the Mediterranean, and in the Sinai Peninsula.
Violence continued until 1922, when Britain unilaterally declared Egypt an independent monarchy under Hussein's successor, who became king as Fuad I. The British, however, reserved the right to intervene in Egyptian affairs if their interests were threatened, thereby robbing Egypt of any real independence and allowing British control to continue unabated.
www25.brinkster.com /elagizy/About_Egypt.htm   (12994 words)

  
 The Royal Palaces
During the early 1980’s, a new official banquet hall and a reception area were renovated on the western part of Basman as well as a new meeting room to the eastern section, yet preserving the same architectural beauty of the building.
Prince El Hassan’s office was used for a short time by King Abdullah before his death in July 1951.
During the 1980’s and until 1997, al-Hashmiya was used as a guest palace for visiting heads of state and dignitaries, when Their Majesties King Hussein and Queen Noor asked for the building to become a new home for some 200 orphans who were living in harsh conditions in Amman.
www.kinghussein.gov.jo /royal_palaces.html   (1410 words)

  
 Amman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amman has experienced exceptionally rapid development since 1952 under the leadership of two Hashemite Kings, Hussein of Jordan and Abdullah II of Jordan.
The city's population continues to expand at a dizzying pace (fueled by refugees escaping the wartime events in Palestine and Iraq).
The most unusual mosque in Amman is the Abu Darweesh Mosque atop Jabal Ashrafieh (the highest point in the city).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amman,_Jordan   (1204 words)

  
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Today, Jabal el-Hussein is almost indistinguishable from other low-income neighborhoods in Amman.
A resident of Jabal el-Hussein has invited visitors into her home to talk about life in the refugee camp.
In Jabal el-Hussein, Arcade continues to long for the land she left behind when she was less than two-years-old, too young to remember it.
www.help-for-you.com /news/Jun2003/scripts/33e4ce93.html   (1094 words)

  
 Welcome to Pray for Palestine website
Jabal el-Hussein The Jabal (Mountain in Arabic) el-Hussein Camp is one of four camps established in Jordan after l948 to accommodate Palestine refugees who left Palestine as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
Now there are 30,000 Palestinian Refugees living in the Jabal el-Hussein Camp and many other Palestinians living in the neighborhoods around the camp.
Many in Jabel el Hussein are seeking for a better life.
www.prayforpalestine.com /5nov.htm   (426 words)

  
 Volume 71, June 2004 Issue   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The IOF are planning to construct a gate replacing El Dahiya checkpoint for citizens living in the nearby churches such as the Coptic Church, the Rosary sisters school, the European union school and the World bank.
The IOF demolished the house of Taleb Muhammad Zahayka in Jabal El Mukabbir neighborhood to the southeast of Jerusalem city for the Segregation Wall process.
The IOF demolished the house of Khalid Ghareb in El Salam neighborhood to the south of Rafah.
www.arij.org /paleye/monthley/June-04   (6405 words)

  
 New Year Trip
The region of Sharm EL Sheikh is actually a series of bays with numerous and extraordinary coral reefs.
Hussein decided to discover what the other groups were eating and he went and brought us a large bowl full of “Lebba” bread from the Bedouins.
El Sherif was not ready to leave yet thus he drew for us a map consisting of trees and stones.
www.travelblog.org /Africa/blog-36431.html   (4319 words)

  
 ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Weekly report on Israeli human rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Palestinian civilian Samir Mohamed Abed El Fathah, 26 years old, was wounded by a live bullet in the upper area of his left leg while he was in his house.
Medical sources stated that the child Ahmed El Hams was wounded by a live bullet in the heart and he was pronounced dead on arrival.
At approximately 18.30 medical sources in el Shifa hospital in Gaza City declared that Hussein Saeed al Jabari, 43, from al Sheji’ya in Gaza City, had died as a result of injuries caused by IOF last week.
reliefweb.int /w/rwb.nsf/0/8007251f5d5e174d85256efc00539013?OpenDocu...   (8132 words)

  
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To the southeast, along the Jordanian border, the Horan or Jabal el Druze (“Druze Mountain”) range of volcanic mountains and hills reaches an elevation of 1,800 meters.
In the north, the Anti-Lebanon Mountains continue until the Zaviya Hills, which lie to the east of the Bekaa and the Assi River Valley.
After Saddam Hussein was overthrown, Syrian oil and merchandise smuggling ceased, and, as a result, the Syrian economy lost an estimated annual income worth several hundred million dollars.
www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3285832,00.html   (1367 words)

  
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On February 23, 2001, Rae'd Mahmoud Hussein Mousa, 21, from Al-Khader village near Bethlehem, was killed with a live bullet in the chest, when the Israeli forces fired upon demonstrators from distance of approximately 150m.
Consequently, Rae'd Mousa Hussein Mousa, 21, was killed with by live bullet in the chest, and another five Palestinian civilians were wounded by live bullets.
Then, he was transferred by ambulance and accompanied by Dr. Yousef Hussein Nasser A'abed, a 31 physician from Rafah, to Shifa' hospital in Gaza City.
www.1worldcommunication.org /weeklyreportfeb22-28.htm   (4632 words)

  
 Into the Wind: All the Colors of the Rainbow
At the corner of "Nzoul el Serveece", underneath the old trees, there will be a kiosk facing an old house that the municipality is turning into a museum with Bohemian graffiti and old paintings, and that overlooks Amman's Castle (Jabal el-Qal'a).
The municipality will bring down four stores that are blocking this old building, and will have in their place a kiosk selling and distributing brochures about the history of the street and the royal house.
The emphasis should be on Amman's unique characteristics, namely it's topography (with the old stairs connecting its streets), downtown (el Balad) with the surrounding neighborhoods and hills, and the quiet residential areas with a special Ammani architectural style.
linasturmoil.blogspot.com /2005/10/all-colors-of-rainbow.html   (574 words)

  
 Amman - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
Amman has experienced exceptionally rapid development since 1952 under the leadership of His Majesties King Hussein and King Abdullah.
During the last 10 years the amount of new building within the city has increased dramatically with new districts of the city being founded at a very rapid pace (particularly so in West Amman), straining the very scarce water supplies of Jordan as a whole.
The older downtown area centered around the old Souk (a colorful traditional market) and the King Hussein Mosque is now completely dwarfed by the sprawling urban areas that surround it but despite the changes much remains of its old character.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/a/m/m/Amman.html   (971 words)

  
 Jabal Harun,  Baptism Land 2000 - Amman, Jordan
Jabal Harun, Baptism Land 2000 - Amman, Jordan
Excavations indicate that these early people were herders who were beginning to experiment with a semi-settled agricultural existence.
On top of Jabal Harun (Mount Aaron), the highest summit in the region, there is a small white-domed mosque, built in the 14C AD, and said to contain the tomb of Prophet Harun, Moses' brother.
holysites.com /jabalharun_touristic.htm   (104 words)

  
 Middle East Intelligence Bulletin (August 1999)
According to reliable sources, Saddam Hussein has designated his second-oldest son Qusay as his successor "in the event of an emergency." Qusay has also given the authority to supervise the army, the elite Republican Guards, and the intelligence agencies.
After the defection of Hussein Kamel in 1995, Qusay and Saddam's private secretary, Abed Hamid Mahmoud, were put in charge of efforts to conceal prohibited Iraqi missile programs and weapons of mass destruction.
We had a microwave site in a place called Jabal Toura several years ago, and it was attacked at the same time two other local SLA positions were attacked, and then the next day they took credit for attacking three SLA positions.
www.meib.org /issues/9908.htm   (8321 words)

  
 Mahjoob.Com Forums - What is your favourite are in Amman and why?
1st May 2005 01:58:32 PM Jabal amman cause of the old buildings and cause jabal amman has a special spirit.
jabal 3amman ma 7abeto ella lama 6li3et min 3amman 7asset eno min ajmal el mana6eq...keef el byoot el 2adeemeh,,,wel 7awari elly kulha btishbah ba3dha
Jabal Amman...w zahraan area.....i love the old houses...i wish that i could buy a home there....
www.mahjoob.com /en/forums/printthread.php?t=120605   (714 words)

  
 Top20Jordan.com - Your Top20 Guide to Jordan!
King Hussein ruled Jordan from 1953 to 1999, surviving a number of challenges to his rule, drawing on the loyalty of his military, and serving as a symbol of unity and stability for both the East Bank and Palestinian communities in Jordan.
King Hussein ended martial law in 1991 and legalized political parties in 1992.
The highest point in the country is Jabal Ram, while the lowest is the Dead Sea.
www.top20jordan.com   (2690 words)

  
 PCHR Weekly Report
They searched the house of Hussein El-Shawabka, and then used it as a military outpost.
Through loudspeakers, the troops ordered Hussein to surrender; and he complied.
IOF claimed that Hussein had been wanted for being a member of Islamic Jihad.
www.pchrgaza.org /files/W_report/English/2006/26-01-2006.htm   (5777 words)

  
 ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Jordan: Japanese ambassador inaugurates UNRWA’s Ashrafieh girls school ...
The Japanese ambassador’s visit to the Ashrafieh school also symbolized the official inauguration of UNRWA’s clinic at Jabal Nuzha in north Amman, which was upgraded to a full-fledged health centre thanks to a contribution of about $75,000 provided to UNRWA under the Japanese "grass roots programme" of local Embassy contributions.
In addition to upgrading the girls school’s computer lab, providing it with modern information technology, the Japanese contribution was used to construct additional facilities and improve existing school infrastructure.
In addition to upgrading the Jabal Nuzha Clinic, it has recently funded an extension to the mother-and-child clinic at Jabal el-Hussein camp.
www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/OCHA-64CFGK?OpenDocument   (542 words)

  
 Locations of the Churches
The Church is located on Ar-Razi Street at the southeast corner of the Frères College compound.
Jesuit Center, turn left at the T-intersection (or as you leave Frères College), and it is about 500 m down Ar-Razi Street on the right-hand side.
The church is located on the southwestern crest of Jabal Al-Weibdeh, west-southwest of the circle.
www.wfu.edu /%7Ehorton/amman/direct.html   (225 words)

  
 Multi Sector Review - Education   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The highest ratios, per teacher and per class, according to locality is in the At Tur area, followed by Jabal Al Mukkabir and As Suwwana (Table 1).
It should be noted that the average number of square meters per student for all the Jerusalem Governorate is 1.1 square meters.
More so, some schools operate with an extremely small number of square meters per student to be humanly acceptable in a classroom, as is the case of many Awkaf/Government schools.
www.multi-sector.org /review/education/index.html   (14511 words)

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