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Jordan Set to Open Third Syrian Refugee Camp

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The country of Jordan is preparing to open its third camp for Syrian war refugees.

"Why we are doing it is because we are getting increasing numbers of Syrians coming across the border, those something close to 800 last night, and this is what we are expecting to continue for the months to come," Andrew Harper from the United Nations Refugee Agency said.

Jordan's goal is to provide housing for 100,000 refugess. This new camp will be divided into four villages, each capable of accommodating 1,500 people.

Every village will have a community center, a medical center, a playground and a school.

As of now, Jordan has more than 600,000 Syrian refugees, and Jordanian officials say that number increases by about 600 every night.

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