Middle East

Turkey refugee camp already crowded

Facility in Harran for Syrians displaced by ongoing conflict holds 12,000 people within weeks of opening.
Last Modified: 22 Feb 2013 15:47

Turkey has opened its 16th camp for Syrian refugees, located just 18km from its border with Syria.

Harran camp was initially designed to hold 10,000 people, but within weeks of opening it is already holding around 12,000.

Al Jazeera’s Nisreen El-Shamayleh reports from the camp.

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