Balata Camp () is a Palestinian refugee camp established in the northern West Bank in 1950, adjacent to Balata village on the outskirts of the city of Nablus. Balata Camp had a population of 14,635 in 2017. The Yaffa Cultural Center in Balata operates a guesthouse, children's theater and cinema, children's library and media center. The American NGO, Tomorrow's Youth Organization, also operates classes for children from Balata.

thumb|180px|A boy in Balata Camp, August 2011

Political violence

In the 1980s and 1990s, Balata residents played a leading role in the uprising known as the First Intifada. In November 2007, Palestinian National Authority police officers climbed rooftops in Balata and engaged in gun battles with militants of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades who had turned the camp into a military stronghold. Five residents and a policeman were wounded in the shooting.

Notable people

  • Sakher Habash

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File:Balata, 1950.png|Balata, 1950; the refugees were still living in tents

File:Balata Camp circa 1950.jpg|Balata Camp, early 1950s

File:Sumayya and her cat in front of her demolished home 2002, 2nd Intifada.jpg|Demolished home in Balata, 2002, during the Al-Aqsa Intifada

File:Balata Camp, Nablus, Palestine (8480618469).jpg|Balata Refugee Camp, 2011

File:Balata camp (5873289972) (2).jpg|UNRWA Office in Balata Camp, 2011

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References

  • Videos from Balata
  • Balata, articles from UNWRA

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