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'''Mar Elias''' ({{langx|ar|مار الياس}}) was a [[Palestinian refugee camp]] in the southwestern part of [[Beirut]], Lebanon. The camp was founded in 1952 by the Mar Elias ([[Elijah|Prophet Elijah]]) [[Greek Orthodox Church|Greek Orthodox]] convent<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unrwa.org/etemplate.php?id=139 |title=Mar Elias Refugee Camp |work=Lebanon Camp Profiles |publisher=United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees |accessdate=22 March 2012}}</ref> and is composed mainly of [[Palestinian Christian|Christian Palestinians]]. Almost all the rest of the refugee camps in the area house Muslim Palestinians.
'''Mar Elias''' ({{langx|ar|مار الياس}}) is a [[Palestinian refugee camp]] in the southwestern part of [[Beirut]], Lebanon.


Largely autonomous, it was originally a [[Palestinian Christians|Christian Palestinian]] refugee camp founded in 1952 by the Congregation of St. Elias ([[Elijah|Prophet Elijah]]) to host Palestinian refugees who arrived from the [[Galilee]] region after the start of the [[Nakba]] in [[1948 Palestine war|1948]]. Many [[Syrians|Syrian]] refugees fleeing the [[Syrian civil war]] have also settled in the camp.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Mar Elias Camp |url=https://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/lebanon/mar-elias-camp |access-date=18 November 2024 |website=UNRWA}}</ref> [[UNRWA]] claims that Christians have since become a minority in Mar Elias,<ref name=":0" /> while other sources claim they are still the majority.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2022-04-01 |title=In Beirut’s Mar Elias Camp, Palestinian Cause is Not Losing Relevance |url=https://www.palestinechronicle.com/in-beiruts-mar-elias-camp-palestinian-cause-is-not-losing-relevance/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=Palestine Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2022 |title=Lebanon’s Christian Palestinian refugee camp balances complex identities |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanons-christian-palestinian-refugee-camp-balances-complex-identities/ |website=The Times of Israel}}</ref>
In 2002 there were 1,406 registered refugees in the camp.

During the [[Lebanese Civil War]] (1975–1990), the [[Palestinian National Salvation Front]] (PNSF), a Syrian proxy which opposed the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] (PLO), had its headquarters in Mar Elias camp.<ref>[[Middle East International]] No 292, 23 January 1987; Publishers [[Christopher Mayhew|Lord Mayhew]], [[Dennis Walters|Dennis Walters MP]]; ‘a correspondent’ pp.12-13; No 289, 5 December 1986; [[Jim Muir]] pp.10-11</ref>

During the [[2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon]], a local representative from Mar Elias said he believes that the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon could be [[Israel|Israel's]] secondary targets, besides [[Hezbollah]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nashed |first=Mat |title=Palestinians in Lebanon, refugees living in fear of Israeli air strikes |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/6/palestinians-in-lebanon-refugees-living-in-fear-of-israeli-airstrikes |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 22:55, 18 November 2024

This article is about the refugee camp in Lebanon. For other uses, see Mar Elias (disambiguation).

Mar Elias (Arabic: مار الياس) is a Palestinian refugee camp in the southwestern part of Beirut, Lebanon.

Largely autonomous, it was originally a Christian Palestinian refugee camp founded in 1952 by the Congregation of St. Elias (Prophet Elijah) to host Palestinian refugees who arrived from the Galilee region after the start of the Nakba in 1948. Many Syrian refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war have also settled in the camp.[1] UNRWA claims that Christians have since become a minority in Mar Elias,[1] while other sources claim they are still the majority.[2][3]

During the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), the Palestinian National Salvation Front (PNSF), a Syrian proxy which opposed the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), had its headquarters in Mar Elias camp.[4]

During the 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, a local representative from Mar Elias said he believes that the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon could be Israel's secondary targets, besides Hezbollah.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mar Elias Camp". UNRWA. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. ^ admin (2022-04-01). "In Beirut's Mar Elias Camp, Palestinian Cause is Not Losing Relevance". Palestine Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  3. ^ "Lebanon's Christian Palestinian refugee camp balances complex identities". The Times of Israel. 23 December 2022.
  4. ^ Middle East International No 292, 23 January 1987; Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; ‘a correspondent’ pp.12-13; No 289, 5 December 1986; Jim Muir pp.10-11
  5. ^ Nashed, Mat. "Palestinians in Lebanon, refugees living in fear of Israeli air strikes". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-11-18.

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