Qah IDP Camp

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Date opened: 6 October 2012
[PDF file:] unosat-maps.web.cern.ch/unosat-maps/SY/CE-2011-0704-SYR...

"Qah is the site of the largest refugee camp within Syria for people fleeing areas experiencing violence during the ongoing Syrian uprising against the Syrian government. The camp consists of 40,000 square metres (10 acres) of farmland and olive groves purchased by local farmers with funds from the local community, Libya, and the IHH, a Turkish NGO. The project was organized in October 2012 by local volunteers and headed by Syrian imam Sheikh Omar Rahman. According to Rahman, the camp will be able to hold 5,000 to 10,000 refugees and is supposed to serve as a temporary transit point before entering Turkey. The camp was set up to relieve overcrowding in nearby Atme. Security is provided by an opposition militia, the Martyrs of al-Ariyeh Brigade, which is made up of Qah residents." [Wikipedia page of the village Qah]

News report (2012-10-08): www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2012/Oct-08/19053...
Video Islamic Relief (2013-01-30): youtu.be/ZYosXCih35A