What is Burj el-Barajneh?
'''Burj el-Barajneh''' is a settlement in [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]]. It was set up as a [[Palestine]] [[refugee camp]] in 1948. It was laid [[siege]] to by the [[Israeli]] army and local [[Christian]] [[Phalangists]] during 1982, after [[Israel]] invaded [[Lebanon]] earlier that year. ==Other websites== {{commons category|Bourj el-Barajneh}} * [http://photos.cmaq.net/main.php?g2_itemId=12049 Burj el-Barajneh Camp: A Photo Essay] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107054351/http://photos.cmaq.net/main.php?g2_itemId=12049 |date=2007-11-07 }}. Alternative Media Centre of Québec (CMAQ), 7 November 2005. * [http://www.un.org/unrwa/refugees/lebanon/barajneh.html UN.org profile of Burj el-Barajneh refugee camp] * [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,963603,00.html February 23, 1987 ''TIME'' article] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130204224311/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,963603,00.html |date=February 4, 2013 }} * [http://photos.cmaq.net/main.php?g2_itemId=12049 Burj el-Barajneh Camp: A Photo Essay] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107054351/http://photos.cmaq.net/main.php?g2_itemId=12049 |date=2007-11-07 }} {{coord|33|50|54|N|35|30|12|E|region:LB|display=title}} [[Category:Beirut]] [[Category:1948 establishments in Asia]] [[Category:Refugee camps]] {{stub}}