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{{Short description|Palestinian refugee camp near Baalbeck, Lebanon}}
{{for|the Seychellois politician|Wavel Ramkalawan}}
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'''Wavel''' ({{langx|ar|وافل}}) is a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] [[refugee camp]] near the city of [[Baalbeck]] in [[Lebanon]]. It was originally a [[France|French]] army barrack, but in 1948 refugees from the [[1948 Arab-Israeli war]] found shelter there. In 1952, [[UNRWA]] took over responsibility for providing services in the camp.

==Wavel today==
As of 2013, there were 8806 registered refugees in the camp. In 2009 there were approximately 3000 refugees within the camp and a similar number living outside the camp.<ref>[http://www.norway-lebanon.org/norwayinlebanon/Wavel.htm Norway Lebanon.org]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The Ambassador visits Wavel Camp and UNRWA schools</ref> There are also two [[UNRWA]] schools, including a secondary school and one health centre. Major issues affecting the camp are harsh living conditions, high school drop-out rate and limited employment opportunities<ref>[http://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/lebanon/camp-profiles?field=15 UNRWA Wavel Profile]</ref>

==Footnotes==
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==See also==
* [[Palestinian refugee camps]]
* [[Palestinian refugee]]
* [[UNRWA]]
* [[Baalbek]]

==External links==
* [http://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/lebanon/camp-profiles?field=15 Wavel ], articles from [[UNWRA]] (dead link needs archiving?)
* https://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/lebanon/wavel-camp Retrieved 15 July 2019
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080115204644/http://www.un.org/unrwa/refugees/lebanon/images/wavell.jpg Photo from Wavel]

{{Palestinian refugee camps}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1948]]
[[Category:Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon]]

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