After the 1948 war and the occupation many Palestinian cities and towns were destroyed and people were forced to displacement so that many indigenous went to live elsewhere close to the Old City of Jerusalem.
In 1964 began the construction of the Shuafat refugee camp in an area of 203 acres of surface by the Ministry of Public Works of the Jordanian government in a leased space adjacent the Shuafat village. After this 500 units housing were built in the camp with an area of 2.5 meters x 3.5 meters on a piece of land of 7.5 x 15 square meters each one, and were awarded to heads of household who had been displaced.
At that time the population was about 3,200 people without the slightest aid, social services or private life, coming from 56 Palestinian villages and towns which had been destroyed.
Many families of different social customs and traditions lost their lands due to this occupation, which were the source of their livelihood and turned into refugees living in a camp awaiting any humanitarian aid from any organization.
Shuafat Camp 