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UNRWA: refugee camp profiles: gaza field office |
 | | Maghazi camp is situated in the centre of the Gaza Strip south of Bureij camp. |
 | | It was established in 1949 on a 559 dunum site to shelter 9,000 refugees who had fled from villages in central and southern Palestine. |
 | | In 1998, a new section for children and mothers was added with contributions from the Government of Japan to provide services to 60 children with disabilities and other integrated educational services to about 1,264 children. |
| www.un.org /unrwa/refugees/gaza/maghazi.html (317 words) |