Published : 09-12-2022
Activists called on families displaced from Yarmouk Camp to return to their homes due to exorbitant rents in and around Damascus.
In Rif Dimashq, houses are rented at up to 6 million Syrian pounds per year. Several refugee families have abandoned their rented houses after they failed to pay the required sums.
UN data indicates that before the eruption of the conflict in 2011, Yarmouk was home to approximately 160,000 Palestine refugees, making it the largest Palestine refugee community in Syria. Located eight kilometers from Damascus, it is one of three unofficial camps in Syria.
In December 2012, fierce clashes erupted in Yarmouk, causing numerous civilian casualties, severe damage to property and the displacement of thousands of Palestine refugees and Syrians. The camp was under siege from July 2013, drastically restricting the entry of commercial and humanitarian goods.
Activists called on families displaced from Yarmouk Camp to return to their homes due to exorbitant rents in and around Damascus.
In Rif Dimashq, houses are rented at up to 6 million Syrian pounds per year. Several refugee families have abandoned their rented houses after they failed to pay the required sums.
UN data indicates that before the eruption of the conflict in 2011, Yarmouk was home to approximately 160,000 Palestine refugees, making it the largest Palestine refugee community in Syria. Located eight kilometers from Damascus, it is one of three unofficial camps in Syria.
In December 2012, fierce clashes erupted in Yarmouk, causing numerous civilian casualties, severe damage to property and the displacement of thousands of Palestine refugees and Syrians. The camp was under siege from July 2013, drastically restricting the entry of commercial and humanitarian goods.
