Ten Largest Refugee Camps

1. Dadaab, Kenya
A complex of five camps hosts 402,361 people, mostly from neighboring Somalia. Here, boys fetched water from a puddle at the camp in 2011.
1. Dadaab, Kenya
A complex of five camps hosts 402,361 people, mostly from neighboring Somalia. Here, boys fetched water from a puddle at the camp in 2011.
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2. Dollo Ado, Ethiopia
A complex of five camps hosts 198,462 people, mostly Somalis fleeing drought and famine in their home country. These people slept in the open there in 2011.
2. Dollo Ado, Ethiopia
A complex of five camps hosts 198,462 people, mostly Somalis fleeing drought and famine in their home country. These people slept in the open there in 2011.
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3. Kakuma, Kenya
A total 124,814 Somali and Sudanese refugees live in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp. Here, men competed at a makeshift stadium at the camp in 2004.
3. Kakuma, Kenya
A total 124,814 Somali and Sudanese refugees live in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp. Here, men competed at a makeshift stadium at the camp in 2004.
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4. Al Zaatri, Jordan
Hosts about 122,723 Syrian refugees. Almost 5,000 citizens a day on average are flowing out of Syria, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres said Tuesday.
4. Al Zaatri, Jordan
Hosts about 122,723 Syrian refugees. Almost 5,000 citizens a day on average are flowing out of Syria, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres said Tuesday.
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5. Jabalia, Gaza Strip
Nearly 110,000 Palestinians live in the Gaza Strip refugee camp. Here, boys played soccer at the camp in 2003.
5. Jabalia, Gaza Strip
Nearly 110,000 Palestinians live in the Gaza Strip refugee camp. Here, boys played soccer at the camp in 2003.
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6. Mbera, Mauritania
A total 75,261 refugees, mostly fleeing the conflict in northern Mali, occupy the refugee camp in Mbera. Here, the camp in 2012.
6. Mbera, Mauritania
A total 75,261 refugees, mostly fleeing the conflict in northern Mali, occupy the refugee camp in Mbera. Here, the camp in 2012.
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7. Yida, South Sudan
A total 70,095 people mostly from Sudan live in the Yida camp, in the newly independent South Sudan. Girl refugees lined up at the camp in 2012.
7. Yida, South Sudan
A total 70,095 people mostly from Sudan live in the Yida camp, in the newly independent South Sudan. Girl refugees lined up at the camp in 2012.
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8. Nakivale, Uganda
A total 68,996 refugees live in the Nakivale settlement. Here, a Rwandan refugee cleaned beans at the camp in 2009.
8. Nakivale, Uganda
A total 68,996 refugees live in the Nakivale settlement. Here, a Rwandan refugee cleaned beans at the camp in 2009.
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9. Nyarugusu, Tanzania
A total 68,197 people, mostly Burundians and Congolese, reside at the camp in Kasulu, northwest Tanzania. Here, children walked out of their classroom at the camp in 2010.
9. Nyarugusu, Tanzania
A total 68,197 people, mostly Burundians and Congolese, reside at the camp in Kasulu, northwest Tanzania. Here, children walked out of their classroom at the camp in 2010.
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10. Tamil Nadu state, India
Some 66,700 Sri Lankan refugees live in more than a hundred camps on the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. About 34,000 more live outside the camps. Here, a girl at a camp outside Chennai, India.
10. Tamil Nadu state, India
Some 66,700 Sri Lankan refugees live in more than a hundred camps on the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. About 34,000 more live outside the camps. Here, a girl at a camp outside Chennai, India.
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